| Beautiful Flowers of the Maquiladora: Life Histories of Women Workers in Tijuana UNIV OF TEXAS P Edition Contributor(s): Iglesias Prieto, Norma (Author), Stone, Michael (Translator), Winkler, Gabrielle (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0292738692 ISBN-13: 9780292738690 Publisher: University of Texas Press OUR PRICE: $19.75 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 1997 Annotation: Published originally as La flor mas bella de la maquiladora, this beautifully written book is based on interviews the author conducted with more than fifty Mexican women who work in the assembly plants along the U.S.--Mexico border. A descriptive analytic study conducted in the late 1970s, the book uses compelling testimonials to detail the struggles these women face. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Women's Studies - History | Latin America - Mexico - Social Science | Anthropology - General |
| Dewey: 331 |
| LCCN: 97-13339 |
| Series: Institute of Latin American Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.35" H x 6.04" W x 9.16" (0.55 lbs) 143 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Published originally as La flor mas bella de la maquiladora, this beautifully written book is based on interviews the author conducted with more than fifty Mexican women who work in the assembly plants along the U.S.-Mexico border. A descriptive analytic study conducted in the late 1970s, the book uses compelling testimonials to detail the struggles these women face. The experiences of women in maquiladoras are attracting increasing attention from scholars, especially in the context of ongoing Mexican migration to the country's northern frontier and in light of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). This book is among the earliest accounts of the physical and psychological toll exacted from the women who labor in these plants. Iglesias Prieto captures the idioms of these working women so that they emerge as dynamic individuals, young and articulate personalities, inexorably engaged in the daily struggle to change the fundamental conditions of their exploitation. |
Contributor Bio(s): Iglesias Prieto, Norma: - Norma Iglesias Prieto is a researcher at El Colegio de la Frontera Norte in Tijuana.Stone, Michael: - Translator Michael Stone is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Hartwick College in New York.Winkler, Gabrielle: - Gabrielle Winkler holds an M.A. from the Institute of Latin American Studies at the University of Texas at Austin. |