Pink gold : women, shrimp, and work in Mexico
María L. Cruz-Torres
| Year of publication: |
2023 ; First edition
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| Authors: | Cruz-Torres, María Luz |
| Publisher: |
Austin : University of Texas Press |
| Subject: | Frauen | Women | Soziale Lage | Social situation | Geschlechterrolle | Gender role | Ambulanter Handel | Itinerant trade | Krebstiere | Crustacea | Mexiko | Mexico |
| Description of contents: |
"A rich, long-term ethnography of women seafood traders in Mexico"--
Table of Contents [gbv.de]
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| Extent: | xix, 342 Seiten Illustrationen |
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| Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references and index Introduction : amber sunsets and pink gold -- Contested grounds : women shrimp traders and street economies -- On becoming changueras : gendered livelihoods and contested identities -- The street of the women shrimp traders : learning the tricks of the trade in space and place -- Here we are like a family : the complexity of social relations -- The culture and economy of pink gold : the meanings, processes, and values of shrimp -- Sometimes we work just to pay our debts : informal credit and savings systems -- From outcasts to icons : women shrimp traders and expressive culture -- Conclusion : feminist political ecology, ethnography, and uncovering lived realities. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4773-2802-6 ; 978-1-4773-2801-9 ; 978-1-4773-2803-3 ; 978-1-4773-2804-0 |
| Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
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