Genders in Production: Making Workers in Mexico's Global FactoriesIn this engrossing and original book, Leslie Salzinger takes us with her into the gendered world of Mexico's global factories. Her careful ethnographic work, personal voice, and sophisticated analysis capture the feel of life inside the maquiladoras and make a compelling case that transnational production is a gendered process. The research grounds contemporary feminist theory in an examination of daily practices and provides an important new perspective on globalization. |
Contents
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Producing Women Femininity on the Line | 9 |
Trope Chasing Making a Local Labor Market | 35 |
Bringing Fantasies to Life Panoptimex | 51 |
Reforming the Traditional Mexican Woman Particimex | 75 |
Manufacturing Workers Andromex | 100 |
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Genders in Production: Making Workers in Mexico's Global Factories Leslie Salzinger Limited preview - 2003 |
Genders in Production: Making Workers in Mexico's Global Factories Leslie Salzinger Limited preview - 2003 |
Genders in Production: Making Workers in Mexico's Global Factories Leslie Salzinger No preview available - 2003 |
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