Frances Abrahamer Rothstein is Professor of Anthropology at Towson University in Towson, Maryland.

Acknowledgments
1. Introduction: Anthropology and Globalization
2. Mexico and the World
3. From Peasants to Worker-Peasants to Small-Scale Flexible Producers
4. Flexible Garment Production
5. Making It in the Garment Industry
6. Illusions and Disillusions: Challenging Consumption Theory
7. Still Struggling: Development and Globalization in Rural Mexico
Notes
Bibliography
Index

"Rothstein presents a striking challenge to consumption theory. . . . [She] summarizes in a concise manner the historical changes in local and international policies with regard to labor, commerce, and consumption, as well as the movement of people, goods, and ideas that accompany globalization."