Women Plantation Workers - Roda Reddock

International Experiences (Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Women)

KORTE INHOUD

This pioneering collection of essays brings together a description and analysis of women workers and the socio-economic systems of plantations world-wide



This pioneering collection of essays brings together a description and analysis of women workers and the socio-economic systems of plantations world-wide. The plantation remains a formidable force in many areas of the world and new trends towards tree farming call for further examination of its agriculture. Women have, in the past, constituted a considerable precentage of the work force in this milieu, and continue to do so.Using specific case studies of historical and contemporary plantations, an account is given of the history of female labour, focusing on the colonial and post-colonial eras. The essays examine reasons for women's degraded status and emphasize, in particular, issues relating to migrant workers.The gradual move away from traditional family roles is, to some extent, reflected in variations in the position of the female plantation worker. ...
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1998Uitgever: Berg Publishers224 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 1859739776ISBN-13: 9781859739778

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