Cape Verdean women and globalization: the politics of gender, culture, and resistance

This book employs critical ethnography and critical discourse analysis to explore what Cape Verdeans have to say about women's lives in the era of twenty-first century globalization. The authors investigate the economic and personal difficulties they face such as poverty, managing single mother-headed households, and violence. INDICE: About this Book - Snapshots of History and Life in Cape Verde - Insiders and Outsiders Exploring Cape Verde - Cape Verde in a Global Economy - She Works Hard for a Living - Confronting Violence - Batuku Dance as Resistance- Language as Resistance - Everyday Acts of Resistance - Bibliography - Appendix A-E Interview - Tables - Index

• ISBN: 978-0-230-61808-4
• Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 208
• Fecha Publicación: 18/11/2009
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés