| Description |
xv, 286 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Foreword / M. Patricia Fernandez-Kelly -- 1. Ethnicity, Gender, Class, and the Politics of Power -- 2. Locating the Ethnography in History, Economy, and Society -- 3. The Site of Production: A Trinidadian Factory -- 4. Ethnicity at Work -- 5. Gender at Work -- 6. Class at Work -- Appendix: The EUL Supervisors and Line Workers |
| Summary |
"Highly detailed and well-argued study focuses on mostly women workers in a Trinidadian factory. Utilizes approach which author claims unites history, culture, structure, and agency. In fact, coherent and theoretically sophisticated analytical framework provides context for the ethnographically rich, multi-dimensional narratives of women workers 'who endure oppression while at the same time reclaiming their dignity.' Core argument is that the production process 'becomes a site where the meanings of ethnicity, class, and gender are constructed, contested, and consented to.'"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57. http://www.loc.gov/hlas |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-277) and index |
| Subject |
Ethnicity -- Trinidad and Tobago.
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Power (Social sciences) -- Trinidad and Tobago.
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Women -- Employment -- Trinidad and Tobago.
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Working class -- Trinidad and Tobago.
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| LC no. |
94034679 |
| ISBN |
1566392853 (alk. paper) |
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1566392861 (paperback: alk. paper) |
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