Laveaga's Jungle Laboratories works to put rural Oaxaquenos at the center of the story about the pill, barbasco and yams. As with Black Rice, the book is an attempt at changing the traditional narrative. In this case, the traditional narrative about oral contraceptives is almost entirely about the work of western scientists and any whiff of Mexico's role in the commodity chain is left out.
(In all honesty, I have not had the chance to read more than the introduction at this point. I will have the book read in time for class.)
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