Mexican Women in American Factories : Free Trade and Exploitation on the Border.
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TextPublisher: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2012Copyright date: ©2012Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (254 pages)Content type: - text
- computer
- online resource
- 9780292739147
- Offshore assembly industry--Mexico
- Women offshore assembly industry workers--Mexico
- Corporations, Foreign--Mexico
- Manufacturing industries--United States--Employees
- International business enterprises--United States--Employees
- Mexican-American Border Region--Economic conditions
- Mexican-American Border Region--Social conditions
- 331.40972/1
- HD9734
Intro -- List of Figures, Tables, and Boxes -- List of Abbreviations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. American Factories in Mexico -- 2. The Border City of Nogales -- 3. House to House: The Method of Analysis -- 4. The History of the Maquila Industry -- 5. Are the Maquilas Sweatshops? -- 6. Liberation or Exploitation of Women Workers? -- 7. Fancy Factories and Dilapidated Dwellings -- Appendix 1. Maquilas in Nogales, Sonora, 2004 -- Appendix 2. Survey of Maquila Workers -- Notes -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index.
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