Buch, Englisch, 320 Seiten, Trade Paperback, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 224 mm, Gewicht: 454 g
Labor Across the Food Chain
Buch, Englisch, 320 Seiten, Trade Paperback, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 224 mm, Gewicht: 454 g
ISBN: 978-0-520-39161-1
Verlag: University of California Press
Examining the essential role—and exploitation—of frontline workers across the food chain.
Consumers are demanding a healthier and more sustainable food system. Yet labor is rarely part of the discussion. In Will Work for Food, Laura-Anne Minkoff-Zern and Teresa M. Mares chronicle labor across the food chain, connecting the entire food system—from fields to stores, restaurants, home kitchens, and even garbage dumps. Using a political economy framework, the authors argue that improving labor standards and building solidarity among frontline workers across sectors is necessary for creating a more just food system. What would it take, they ask, to move toward a food system that is devoid of human exploitation? Combining insights from food systems and labor justice scholarship with actionable recommendations for policy makers, the book is a call to action for labor activists, food studies students and scholars, and anyone interested in food justice.
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Ökotrophologie (Ernährungs- und Haushaltswissenschaften)
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Gewerkschaften, Industrielle Beziehungen
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Sachkultur, Materielle Kultur
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen
- Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften: Ernährung & Gesellschaft
Weitere Infos & Material
Contents
List of Illustrations
List of Abbreviations
Introduction: A New Opening for Worker Justice in the Food System
1 • Industrialization and Racialized Dispossession on the Farm
2 • Deskilling in the Assembly Line and on the Factory Floor
3 • Precarity and Deregulation in the Warehouse and on the Road
4 • Consolidation and Vulnerability from the Corner Store to the Superstore
5 • Intersectionality and the Fight for a Fair Wage in Food Service
6 • Reproductive Labor, Gender, and Food Work in the Home
7 • Value, Work, and Food Waste at the End of the Line
Conclusion: Working toward a Just Food Future
Acknowledgments
Appendix
Glossary of Terms
Notes
Bibliography
Index




