Disposable Women and Other Myths of Global Capitalism Contributor(s): Wright, Melissa (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415951453 ISBN-13: 9780415951456 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2006 Annotation: Everyday, around the world, women who work in the third world factories of global firms face the idea that they are disposable. Melissa W. Wright explains how this notion proliferates, both within and beyond factory walls, through the telling of a simple story: the myth of the disposable third world woman. This myth explains how young women workers around the world eventually turn into living forms of waste. "Disposable Women and Other Myths of Global Capitalism" follows this myth inside the global factories and surrounding cities in northern Mexico and in southern China, illustrating the crucial role the tale plays in maintaining not just the constant flow of global capital, but the present regime of transnational capitalism. The author also investigates how women challenge the story and its meaning for workers in global firms. These innovative responses illustrate how a politics for confronting global capitalism must include the many creative ways that working people resist its dehumanizing effects. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Labor & Industrial Relations - Social Science | Women's Studies - Social Science | Human Geography |
Dewey: 331.409 |
LCCN: 2006003253 |
Series: Perspectives on Gender |
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.08" W x 8.99" (0.74 lbs) 208 pages |
Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
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Publisher Description: Everyday, around the world, women who work in the Third World factories of global firms face the idea that they are disposable. Melissa W. Wright explains how this notion proliferates, both within and beyond factory walls, through the telling of a simple story: the myth of the disposable Third World woman. This myth explains how young women workers around the world eventually turn into living forms of waste. Disposable Women and Other Myths of Global Capitalism follows this myth inside the global factories and surrounding cities in northern Mexico and in southern China, illustrating the crucial role the tale plays in maintaining not just the constant flow of global capital, but the present regime of transnational capitalism. The author also investigates how women challenge the story and its meaning for workers in global firms. These innovative responses illustrate how a politics for confronting global capitalism must include the many creative ways that working people resist its dehumanizing effects. |