Puerto Rican women and work : bridges in transnational labor /

Puerto Rican Women and Work: Bridges in Transnational Labor is the only comprehensive study of the role of Puerto Rican women workers in the evolution of a transnational labor force in the twentieth century. This book examines Puerto Rican women workers, both in Puerto Rico and on the U.S. mainland....

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Ortiz, Altagracia, 1941- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 1996.
Colección:Puerto Rican studies.
Temas:
Puerto Rican women > Employment > United States > History.
Women > Employment > Puerto Rico > History.
Portoricaines > Travail > États-Unis > Histoire.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > General.
Puerto Rican women > Employment
Women > Employment
Puerto Rico
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Puerto Rican Women and Work: Bridges in Transnational Labor is the only comprehensive study of the role of Puerto Rican women workers in the evolution of a transnational labor force in the twentieth century. This book examines Puerto Rican women workers, both in Puerto Rico and on the U.S. mainland. It contains a range of information--historical, ethnographic, and statistical. The contributors provide insights into the effects of migration and unionization on women's work, taking into account U.S. colonialism and globalization of capitalism throughout the century as well.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xi, 249 pages).
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781439901434
1439901430
0585374880
9780585374888

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