Embodied negotiations: Identity, space and livelihood after trade zones in the Dominican Republic;Negociaciones corporalizadas: Identidad, espacio y medio de vida después de las zonas francas en Repú blica Dominicana

Gender, Place and Culture

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 725-741

  Werner, Marion ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Dominican Republic; Embodiment; Gender; Global production; Race

Indexed keywords

FEMINISM; GARMENT INDUSTRY; GENDER; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; RACE;

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC;

EID: 78149399200     PISSN: 0966369X     EISSN: 13600524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0966369X.2010.517023     Document Type: Article

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