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Fields of Glass provides a critical examination of labor regimes, technological systems, and biopolitical governance within global agrifood value chains. Adrian Smith explores how techno-scientific innovations are embedded within power structures that shape agricultural production, worker conditions, and food systems development.
The book investigates the complex relationship between technology adoption, labor exploitation, and state regulation in contemporary agriculture. It traces development trajectories across global value chains, revealing how scientific knowledge and technological infrastructure reinforce particular labor arrangements and control mechanisms.
Smith argues that understanding modern food systems requires analyzing the intersection of work, science, and politics. The study draws on case studies from various geographical contexts to demonstrate how biopolitical frameworks operate through agricultural modernization, ultimately reshaping rural livelihoods and global food security.
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