Struggle for Maize Campesinos, Workers, and Transgenic Corn in the Mexican Countryside

Name: Struggle for Maize Campesinos, Workers, and Transgenic Corn in the Mexican Countryside
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ISBN: 9780822349563

ISBN-10: 0822349566

ISBN-13: 9780822349563

Edition: 2011

Authors: Elizabeth Fitting

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When scientists discovered transgenes in local Mexican corn varieties in 2001, their findings intensified a debate about not only the import of genetically modified (GM) maize into Mexico, but also the fate of the peasantry under neoliberal globalization. While the controversy initially focused on the extent to which gene flow from transgenic to local varieties threatens maize biodiversity, anti-GM activists emphasized the cultural significance of the crop in Mexico and demanded the inclusion of campesino and consumer voices in the creation of GM maize and rural policies. In The Struggle for Maize, Elizabeth Fitting explores the competing claims of the GM corn debate in relation to the…

Book details

List price: $28.95
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Duke University Press
Publication date: 12/31/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 0.902
Language: English



List of Tables


Acknowledgments


List of Abbreviations


Introduction: The Struggle for Mexican Maize



Debates



Transgenic Maize and Its Experts



Corn and the Hybrid Nation



Livelihoods



Community and Conflict



Remaking the Countryside



From Campesinos to Migrant and Maquila Workers?


Conclusion


Appendix: Producer Interviews, 2001-2002


Notes


Glossary


Bibliography


Index