Women, Gender, and Diasporic Lives Labor, Community, and Identity in Greek Migrations |
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Editor:
| Tastsoglou, Evangelia |
Contribution by:
| Cryssanthopoulou, Vassiliki Gavaki, Efrosini Harris, Helaine Karpathakis, Anna Kontos, Maria Panagakos, Anastasia N. Petronoti, Marina Tomara-Sideris, Matoula Tsolidis, Georgina Vouyouka-Sereti, Maria |
ISBN: | 978-0-7391-2541-0 |
Publication Date: | Apr 2009 |
Publisher: | Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $126.00 |
Book Description:
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Organized around the broad themes of women's labor, community activity, and identity as their organizing concept,
Women, Gender, and Diasporic Lives intersects these issues with the concerns of ethnicity, class, generation,and masculinity. The country-specific case studies reveal women's intentionality and agency in labor, in building community institutions, and in negotiating and re-defining their identities. The broad range of contributor backgrounds make this book a valuable...
More DescriptionOrganized around the broad themes of women's labor, community activity, and identity as their organizing concept, Women, Gender, and Diasporic Lives intersects these issues with the concerns of ethnicity, class, generation,and masculinity. The country-specific case studies reveal women's intentionality and agency in labor, in building community institutions, and in negotiating and re-defining their identities. The broad range of contributor backgrounds make this book a valuable resource for anyone interested in gender, diaspora, labor, or modern Greek studies.