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OverviewMigrant farm workers are still routinely forced to live and work in unsafe, often desperate conditions, held against their will in what amounts to a modern manifestation of slavery. In Immokalee, Florida, the tomato capital of the world - which has earned the dubious distinction of being 'ground zero for modern slavery' - farm workers organised themselves into the Coalition of Immokalee Workers and launched a nationwide boycott campaign that forced some of the biggest global multi-nationals including McDonalds and Burger King to recognise their demands. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Silvia GiagoniPublisher: Haymarket Books Imprint: Haymarket Books Dimensions: Width: 13.80cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 21.20cm Weight: 0.396kg ISBN: 9781608460939ISBN 10: 1608460932 Pages: 304 Publication Date: 29 March 2011 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationSilvia Giagnoni is Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication and Dramatic Arts at Auburn University Montgomery. She has published (both in English and in Italian) journalistic and scholarly articles on popular music, film and social movements among others. Giagnoni also co-produced and co-directed the documentary Take it Back? Evangelical Christianity and Popular Music (2006); she is Associate Producer and Consultant in El Green Grown Tomato, a documentary film by Daniel P. Herrera (currently in post-production). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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