Women and Work in Developing Countries

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Women and Work in Developing Countries An Annotated Bibliography

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Parvin Ghorayshi

Book Code: GR8834

ISBN: 0-313-28834-8

ISBN-13: 978-0-313-28834-0

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248 pages

Greenwood Press

Publication: 4/30/1994

List Price: $68.95 (UK Sterling Price: £39.95)

Availability: Out of stock

Media Type: Hardcover

Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4

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Series Title: Bibliographies and Indexes in Women's Studies

Series Number: 20

Awards:

Choice Outstanding Academic Book, 1994

Reviews:

This is a welcome contribution to the growing literature on women in the Third World....Well-conceived and well-written, this bibliography should prove useful to those interested in women's issues and international development. There is no current comparable resource. Recommended for upper-division undergraduate and graduate collections.
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The book has an interesting structure that demonstrates both the differences in work situations for women in different countries or regions and draws out some common analytical themes. A very good resource to anyone interested in finding a variety of materials on the subject.
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Feminist Collections

Description: Feminist scholars have shown that women have a long history of productive work outside the home, and current research has focussed on the distinct nature of women's work and the role of women in the workforce. While much attention has been given to industrialized nations, this volume provides a comprehensive bibliographic record of books, articles, dissertations, and audiovisual sources on women and work in developing countries. The first chapter of the book provides entries for general works and for works of a theoretical nature, and is divided into sections on the global economy, theoretical considerations, and methodological concerns. Other chapters are devoted to particular geographic areas and include sections on introductory works; the social construction of gender; development policies; work and family issues; women's experience of wage-work; work in rural areas; and the efforts of women to promote change. Each entry is accompanied by a descriptive annotation. The last chapter is on audio-visual resources, and the volume concludes with an appendix of organizations and research institutions.

Table of Contents:

Preface
Acknowledgments
General Works
Africa
Asia
Latin America and the Caribbean
The Middle East
Audiovisual Resources
Appendix
Author Index
Country and Region Index
Subject Index

LC Card Number: 93-38803

LCC Class: HD6223

Dewey Class: 016.3314


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