From the Revolution to the Maquiladoras: Gender, Labor, and Globalization in Nicaragua by Jennifer Bickham Mendez

From the Revolution to the Maquiladoras: Gender, Labor, and Globalization in Nicaragua (American Encounters/Global Interactions) (Paperback)by Jennifer Bickham Mendez (Author), Jennifer Bickham Mendez (Author)

Product DetailsPaperback: 284 pages Publisher: Duke University Press (August 2005) Language: English ISBN-10: 0822335654 ISBN-13: 978-0822335658

Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more) female maquila workers, women maquila workers, maquila factories, national labor code, secretariat leaders, transnational feminist movement, independent monitoring teams, traditional labor movement, autonomous women, globalized discourses, zona franca, grassroots women, maquila industry, solidarity organizations
Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more) Central American, United States, Latin American, National Women's Secretariat, Liberal Alliance, Marla Luisa, World Bank, Daniel Ortega, Marla Elena Cuadra, Hard Copy, Minister of Labor, Ministry of the Family, Network of Women Against Violence, Maria Luisa, North American, Observador Económico, Ana María, Arnoldo Alemán, Rosa María, Global Exchange, Hurricane Mitch, Las Mercedes, National Guard, Sandinista Defense Committees, Sara Rodriguez

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These are the 100 most frequently used words in this book.
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Citations (learn more)
This book cites 100 books:
The Making Of Social Movements In Latin America: Identity, Strategy, And Democracy (Series in Political Economy and Economic Development in Latin Am) by Arturo Escobar on 4 pages
Globalizations and Social Movements: Culture, Power, and the Transnational Public Sphere by John Guidry in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
Globalization and Resistance: Transnational Dimensions of Social Movements by Hank Johnston in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
The New Politics of Survival: Grassroots Movements in Central America by Minor Sinclair in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
The Politics of Culture in the Shadow of Capital (Post-Contemporary Interventions) by Lisa Lowe in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2) See all 100 books this book cites


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Nicaragua In Focus by Hazel Plunkett
Transnational Conflicts by William I. Robinson


Moon Handbooks Honduras by Chris Humphrey
Discusses:
maquila factories
maquila industry
Hurricane Mitch

Women's Activism and Globalization by Nancy A. Naples

Discusses:
female maquila workers
maquila factories
transnational feminist movement

Nicaragua In Focus by Hazel Plunkett

Discusses:
zona franca
Liberal Alliance
Daniel Ortega

Transnational Conflicts by William I. Robinson

Discusses:
maquila factories
zona franca
maquila industryv