Women Plantation Workers: International Experiences - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1859739776 ISBN 13 : 9781859739778

Editeur : Berg Publishers, 1998

Synopsis

This pioneering collection of essays brings together a description and analysis of women workers and the socio-economic systems of plantations world-wide. The plantation remains a formidable force in many areas of the world and new trends towards tree farming call for further examination of its agriculture. Women have, in the past, constituted a considerable precentage of the work force in this milieu, and continue to do so.Using specific case studies of historical and contemporary plantations, an account is given of the history of female labour, focusing on the colonial and post-colonial eras. The essays examine reasons for women's degraded status and emphasize, in particular, issues relating to migrant workers.The gradual move away from traditional family roles is, to some extent, reflected in variations in the position of the female plantation worker. However, where inequalities in class and status continue to characterize plantation life, capitalist and patriarchal control prevails.Both chilling and bracing, the sufferings of plantation labourers may seem remote to most of us, but they are still very much part of the contemporary world. Providing a close insight into the lives of the female protagonists, these essays have given an opportunity for their stories to be heard.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Shobita Jain IGNOU, New DelhiRhoda Reddock University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Berg Publishers
• Date d'édition: 1998
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1859739776
• ISBN 13: 9781859739778
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 202
• Éditeur: Jain Shobita
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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