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The Children of NAFTA: Labor Wars on the U.S./Mexico Border
David Bacon
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Description for The Children of NAFTA: Labor Wars on the U.S./Mexico Border
Paperback. Examines the impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement on those who labor in the agricultural fields and maquiladora factories on the border. This title describes harsh conditions of child labor in the Mexicali Valley, the deplorable housing outside factories in cities such as Tijuana, and corporate retaliation faced by union organizers. Num Pages: 348 pages, 24 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; KCF; KCLT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 467.
Food, televisions, computer equipment, plumbing supplies, clothing. Much of the material foundation of our everyday lives is produced along the U.S./Mexico border in a world largely hidden from our view. Based on gripping firsthand accounts, this book investigates the impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement on those who labor in the agricultural fields and maquiladora factories on the border. Journalist David Bacon paints a powerful portrait of poverty, repression, and struggle, offering a devastating critique of NAFTA in the most pointed and in-depth examination of border workers published to date. Unlike journalists who have made brief excursions into ... Read more
Food, televisions, computer equipment, plumbing supplies, clothing. Much of the material foundation of our everyday lives is produced along the U.S./Mexico border in a world largely hidden from our view. Based on gripping firsthand accounts, this book investigates the impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement on those who labor in the agricultural fields and maquiladora factories on the border. Journalist David Bacon paints a powerful portrait of poverty, repression, and struggle, offering a devastating critique of NAFTA in the most pointed and in-depth examination of border workers published to date. Unlike journalists who have made brief excursions into ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
348
Condition
New
Number of Pages
356
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520244726
SKU
V9780520244726
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About David Bacon
David Bacon is a journalist and photographer. He is an associate editor at Pacific News Service and a regular contributor to The Nation, The Progressive, Z, The American Prospect, and the L.A. Weekly. His photographs documenting the lives of the workers discussed in the book were recently exhibited at the Oakland Museum of California as well as in Germany and ... Read more
Reviews for The Children of NAFTA: Labor Wars on the U.S./Mexico Border
"[Bacon's] books ... are sharp, analytical, and urgent." Utne