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Gender at Work in Economic Life
Gracia C. . Ed(S): Clark
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Description for Gender at Work in Economic Life
Hardback. Illuminates the importance of gender as a frame of reference in the study of economic life. This book considers the role of gender and work in a cross-cultural context. It examines issues of historical change, the construction of globalization, household authority and entitlement, and entrepreneurship and autonomy. Editor(s): Clark, Gracia C. Series: Society for Economic Anthropology Monograph Series. Num Pages: 296 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHM; KCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 567.
This new volume from SEA illuminates the importance of gender as a frame of reference in the study of economic life. The contributors are economic anthropologists who consider the role of gender and work in a cross-cultural context, examining issues of: historical change, the construction of globalization, household authority and entitlement, and entrepreneurship and autonomy. The book will be a valuable resource for researchers in anthropology and in the related fields of economics, sociology of work, gender studies, women's studies, and economic development. Published in cooperation with the Society for Economic Anthropology. Visit their web page.
This new volume from SEA illuminates the importance of gender as a frame of reference in the study of economic life. The contributors are economic anthropologists who consider the role of gender and work in a cross-cultural context, examining issues of: historical change, the construction of globalization, household authority and entitlement, and entrepreneurship and autonomy. The book will be a valuable resource for researchers in anthropology and in the related fields of economics, sociology of work, gender studies, women's studies, and economic development. Published in cooperation with the Society for Economic Anthropology. Visit their web page.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Series
Society for Economic Anthropology Monograph Series
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
California, United States
ISBN
9780759102453
SKU
V9780759102453
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99-15
About Gracia C. . Ed(S): Clark
Gracia Clark is Associate Professor of Anthropology at Indiana University in Bloomington, and received her Ph.D. from Cambridge in social anthropology. She has worked with market traders in Kumasi, Ghana since 1978. She is the author of Onions are my Husband.
Reviews for Gender at Work in Economic Life
This is a very interesting and important collection of articles...what unites these papers and makes them particularly interesting is threefold: all question assumptions that have been made about gendered organization and work; all do more than simply point out those assumptions, providing a re-analysis in each particular area; and all firmly ground their analyses in concrete data. It is not ... Read more