{"product_id":"coffee-and-community-sarah-lyon-9781607320579","title":"Coffee and Community: Maya Farmers and Fair-Trade Markets","description":"We are told that simply by sipping our morning cup of organic, fair-trade coffee we are encouraging environmentally friendly agricultural methods, community development, fair prices, and shortened commodity chains. But what is the reality for producers, intermediaries, and consumers? This ethnographic analysis of fair-trade coffee analyzes the collective action and combined efforts of fair-trade network participants to construct a new economic reality. \u003cp\u003eFocusing on La Voz Que Clama en el Desierto-a cooperative in San Juan la Laguna, Guatemala-and its relationships with coffee roasters, importers, and certifiers in the United States, \u003ci\u003eCoffee and Community\u003c\/i\u003e argues that while fair trade does benefit small coffee-farming communities, it is more flawed than advocates and scholars have acknowledged. However, through detailed ethnographic fieldwork with the farmers and by following the product, fair trade can be understood and modified to be more equitable.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book will be of interest to students and academics in anthropology, ethnology, Latin American studies, and labor studies, as well as economists, social scientists, policy makers, fair-trade advocates, and anyone interested in globalization and the realities of fair trade. \u003ci\u003eWinner of the Society for Economic Anthropology Book Award\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sarah Lyon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1607320576\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781607320579\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Colorado\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/17\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.90d","brand":"Sarah Lyon","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48442435436799,"sku":"9781607320579","price":33.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a0648c63-b743-4af7-ba12-0e2bd95e413c.jpg?v=1777197396","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/coffee-and-community-sarah-lyon-9781607320579","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}