Silent Looms Women and Production in a Guatemalan Town |
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| Author:
| Ehlers, Tracy Bachrach |
| ISBN: | 978-1-000-31147-1 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2019 |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Group
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| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
| List Price: | USD $32.95 |
Book Description:
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This book provides the paradox of gender relations in a society that accords power and authority to men yet leaves the major burden of child care and economic maintenance of the family to women. It is about the women of San Pedro Sacatepequez, a highland Guatemalan town.
This book provides the paradox of gender relations in a society that accords power and authority to men yet leaves the major burden of child care and economic maintenance of the family to women. It is about the women of San Pedro Sacatepequez, a highland Guatemalan town.