Higglers in Kingston : women's informal work in Jamaica
Winnifred Brown-Glaude
| Year of publication: |
2011
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| Authors: | Brown-Glaude, Winnifred R. |
| Publisher: |
Nashville, Tenn. : Vanderbilt Univ. Press |
| Subject: | Kingston (Jamaika) | Kingston (Jamaica) | Weibliche Arbeitskräfte | Women workers | Ambulanter Handel | Itinerant trade | Informelle Wirtschaft | Informal economy | Sozialer Status | Social status | Jamaika | Jamaica | Kingston <Jamaika> | Schattenwirtschaft | Frau |
| Description of contents: | Table of Contents [gbv.de] ; Description [gbv.de] |
| Extent: | XI, 225 S. Ill. |
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| Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references and index Introduction: Assessing the "whole of informality" -- Intersectionality and the politics of embodiment -- Higglering : a woman's domain? -- "Baits of Satan?" : representations of Sunday/Negro markets and higgerling in the Jamaican economy from slavery to independence -- "Natural rebels" or just plain nuisances? : representations of higglers in the Jamaican economy from slavery to independence -- Higgler/ICI/business woman : what's in a name? -- Dirty and dis/eased : bodies, public space and Afro-Jamaican higglers -- Conclusion: Understanding the nuances of informality. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8265-1765-4 |
| Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009240984