Disposable women and other myths of global capitalism / Melissa W. Wright.

Author/creator Wright, Melissa W.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Routledge, ©2006.
Descriptionxii, 195 pages ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Supplemental ContentPublisher description
Subjects
Women--Employment. --Mexico. --Case studies.
Capitalism--Social aspects. --Mexico. --Case studies.
Export processing zones--Social aspects. --Mexico. --Case studies.
Women--Employment. --China. --Case studies.
Capitalism--Social aspects. --China. --Case studies.
Export processing zones--Social aspects. --China. --Case studies.
Feminist criticism.

Contents Disposable women and other myths of global capitalism -- Disposable daughters and factory fathers -- Manufacturing bodies -- The dialectics of still life: murder, women, and disposability -- Maquiladora mestizas and a feminist border politics -- Crossing the factory frontier -- Paradoxes and protests.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [177]-186) and index.
LCCN 2006003253
ISBN0415951445 (hb)
ISBN0415951453 (pb)
ISBN9780415951449

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks HD6101 .W75 2006 ✔ Available Place Hold