Review: Fresh Fruit, Broken Bodies: MIGRANT FARMWORKERS IN THE UNITED STATES by Seth M. Holmes
Hey Readers! Fresh Fruit, Broken Bodies: MIGRANT FARMWORKERS IN THE UNITED STATES by Seth M. Holmes The Regents of the University of California, 2013 According to Seth Holmes "This book corresponds to the “follow the people” multisited fieldwork outlined by George Marcus as one way to do ethnography that takes seriously the interconnections inherent in the contemporary world"(Holmes 3). This barely scratches the surface of what Holmes encountered in his research. This emotional and perplexing story of the research Holmes conducted offers heart wrenching stories of first hand experiences of migrant farm workers in America. He shares many personal stories of people he knew and photographs of conditions and environments they endured. For those that are blind to the harsh realties that migrant workers face this research is astonishing. 2048 × 1529 This is Holmes at a protest for migrant worker rights and the separation of families In his most recent book, anthropo