The Struggle for Maize: Campesinos, Workers, and Transgenic Corn in the Mexican CountrysideWhen scientists discovered transgenes in local Mexican corn varieties in 2001, their findings intensified a debate about not only the import of genetically modified (GM) maize into Mexico but also the fate of the peasantry under neoliberal globalization. While the controversy initially focused on the extent to which gene flow from transgenic to local varieties threatens maize biodiversity, anti GM activists emphasized the cultural significance of the