{"product_id":"fields-of-resistance-the-struggle-of-floridas-farmworkers-for-justice-paperback","title":"Fields of Resistance: The Struggle of Florida's Farmworkers for Justice - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSilvia Giagnoni\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the absence of government that cares about the people at the bottom, here's a way to achieve change.--Eric Schlosser\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA sweet victory for social justice. . . . A testament to the tenacity of the  Coalition of Immokalee Workers].--Katrina vanden Heuvel\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMigrant farm workers in the United States are routinely forced to live and work in unsafe, often desperate, conditions. In Immokalee, Florida, the tomato capital of the world--which has earned the dubious distinction of being ground zero for modern slavery--farm workers organized themselves into the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, and launched a nationwide boycott campaign that forced McDonalds, Burger King, and Taco Bell to recognize their demands for workers' rights.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSilvia Giagnoni\u003c\/b\u003e is a journalist based in Montgomery, Alabama.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSilvia Giagnoni\u003c\/b\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eTake it Back? Evangelical Christianity and Popular Music\u003c\/i\u003e (2006); she is Associate Producer and Consultant in El Green Grown Tomato, a documentary film by Daniel P. Herrera (currently in post-production).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 260\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 29, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770813710624,"sku":"9781608460939","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e035a584845c1ef8e66195d76ef9963b.webp?v=1780378575","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/fields-of-resistance-the-struggle-of-floridas-farmworkers-for-justice-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}