Description |
1 online resource (197 pages) |
Series |
Latin America in Translation |
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Latin America in Translation
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Contents |
Glossary of Spanish Terms; Introduction to the English Translation; Part I.A History about Workers, a Union, and Politics; Introduction; 1. Becoming a Factory Worker; 2. Standing Up for Yourself as a Worker; 3. Fighting for Benefits; 4. Acting Like Workers; 5. To Be a Worker Is Relative; 6. Amid Frustration, Indignation, and Fear; Part II. In His Own Words: The Many Lives of Jesús Zúñiga; 7. Childhood; 8. Lima; 9. Everything Was Great When I Started at the Factory; 10. Hard Workers and Shirkers; 11. The Union; 12. Deceived by the Company, but Hopeful in the Struggle; 13. Jesús and Politics |
Summary |
An exploration of changes in the political identity and economic strategies of Peru's working class in the 1970s and 80s. It uses a case study of Metal Empresa, a large factory in Lima, to trace the rise and fall of the labour movement through the successes and frustrations of its union members |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-170) and index |
Notes |
Translation of: Ser obrero es algo relativo |
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Print version record |
Subject |
Labor unions -- Peru
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Metal-workers -- Peru
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Working class -- Peru
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Labor unions
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Metal-workers
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Working class
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Peru
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Conaghan, Catherine M.
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ISBN |
9780807860908 |
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0807860905 |
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9780807825488 |
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0807825484 |
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