{"product_id":"fields-of-resistance-the-struggle-of-floridas-farmworkers-for-justice-9781608460939","title":"Fields of Resistance: The Struggle of Florida's Farmworkers for Justice","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"In 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\u003e\"A 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Haymarket Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/29\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781608460939\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 260\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2011 pg. 105\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Silvia Giagnoni","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43838677778613,"sku":"9781608460939","price":14.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_ff92564e-63ab-4a8f-a9e6-c37767f8724d.jpg?v=1712028109","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/fields-of-resistance-the-struggle-of-floridas-farmworkers-for-justice-9781608460939","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}