{"product_id":"beautiful-flowers-of-the-maquiladora-life-histories-of-women-workers-in-tijuana-paperback","title":"Beautiful Flowers of the Maquiladora: Life Histories of Women Workers in Tijuana - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNorma Iglesias Prieto\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished originally as \u003ci\u003eLa flor mas bella de la maquiladora\u003c\/i\u003e, this beautifully written book is based on interviews the author conducted with more than fifty Mexican women who work in the assembly plants along the U.S.-Mexico border. A descriptive analytic study conducted in the late 1970s, the book uses compelling testimonials to detail the struggles these women face.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe experiences of women in maquiladoras are attracting increasing attention from scholars, especially in the context of ongoing Mexican migration to the country's northern frontier and in light of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). This book is among the earliest accounts of the physical and psychological toll exacted from the women who labor in these plants. Iglesias Prieto captures the idioms of these working women so that they emerge as dynamic individuals, young and articulate personalities, inexorably engaged in the daily struggle to change the fundamental conditions of their exploitation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished originally as La flor mas bella de la maquiladora, this beautifully written book is based on interviews the author conducted with more than fifty Mexican women who work in the assembly plants along the U.S.--Mexico border. A descriptive analytic study conducted in the late 1970s, the book uses compelling testimonials to detail the struggles these women face.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNorma Iglesias Prieto teaches at the Centro de Estudios Fronterizos del Norte de México in Tijuana. Translator Michael Stone is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Hartwick College in New York. Gabrielle Winkler holds an M.A. from the Institute of Latin American Studies at the University of Texas at Austin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 143\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.35 x 9.16 x 6.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 1997\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42134841163911,"sku":"9780292738690","price":35.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/629b7f1c47136109c5fe488d934bbe32.webp?v=1732644971","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/beautiful-flowers-of-the-maquiladora-life-histories-of-women-workers-in-tijuana-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}