The Well-being of Latinx Farmworkers in a Time of Change - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 3031190467 ISBN 13 : 9783031190469

Editeur : Springer International Publishing AG, 2022

Synopsis

This book explores the well-being of Latinx farmworkers living and laboring in the United States. The contributions take a deeper look at the lived experiences of farmworkers. The chapters explore the various ways in which well-being is framed in diverse academic disciplines, and how the concept of well-being has been employed in previous research on Latinx farmworkers.  This volume appeals to students, researchers and professionals.  

Previously published in Agriculture and Human Values Volume 37, issue 1, March 2020

Chapters Governance for global stewardship: can private certification move beyond commodification in fostering sustainability transformations? and Constructing freshness: the vitality of wet markets in urban China are available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Lisa Meierotto earned her Ph.D. in Anthropology from the University of Washington, with a specialization in Environmental Anthropology. She also has an MA in International Development, Environment and Community Development from Clark University. Dr. Meierotto teaches in the Global Studies and Environmental Studies programs at in the School of Public Service at Boise State University. Her research interests center on environmental justice, human rights, global migration, sustainable agriculture, and inclusive conservation. She is currently the Interim Director of the Marilyn Shuler Human Rights Initiative in the School of Public Service.

Teresa Mares is an Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Vermont and is the Associate Director for the Graduate Program in Food Systems. She received her M.A. (2005) and Ph.D. (2010) in Sociocultural Anthropology from the University of Washington. She also completed a graduate certificate in Women Studies at the University of Washington.

Seth M. Holmes, PhD, MD, is on faculty in the Division of Society and Environment of the Department of Environmental Science, Policty, and Management.  He is a member of the faculty of the Joint PhD Program in Medical Anthropology and affiliated faculty in the Department of Anthropology as well as affiliated faculty in the Division of Community Health Sciences and the Joint Medical MD/MS Program in the School of Public Health.  He is Co-Chair of the Berkeley Center for Social Medicine and Co-Director of the MD/PhD Track in Medical Anthropology coordinated between UC Berkeley and UC San Francisco.  A cultural and medical anthropologist and physician, he has worked on social hierarchies, health inequities, and the ways in which such asymmetries are naturalized, normalized, and resisted in the context of transnational im/migration, agro-food systems, and health care.  He has received national and international awards from the fields of anthropology, sociology, and geography, including the Margaret Mead Award. In addition to scholarly publications, he has written for popular media such as The Huffington Post  and Salon.com  and spoken on multiple NPR, PRI, Pacifica Radio and Radio Bilingüe radio programs. 

Previously published as a Special Issue in the journal: Agriculture and Human Values "Symposium on the Well-being of Latinx Framworkers in a Time of Change"

Chapters Governance for global stewardship: can private certification move beyond commodification in fostering sustainability transformations? and Constructing freshness: the vitality of wet markets in urban China are available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Springer International Publishing AG
• Date d'édition: 2022
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 3031190467
• ISBN 13: 9783031190469
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 263
• Éditeur: Meierotto Lisa, Mares Teresa, Holmes Seth M.
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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