Fernández-Kelly, María Patricia, 1948- For we are sold, I and my people : : women and industry in Mexico's frontier / [electronic resource] / María Patricia Fernández-Kelly.. — Albany : : State University of New York Press,, c1983.. — vii, 217 p. ; 24 cm. - SUNY series in the anthropology of work.

Includes index.

Bibliography: p. 195-213.

Introduction -- The border industrialization program -- The Maquila women: characteristics of the work force in Ciudad Juárez's assembly plants -- Maquiladoras and the international Division of Labor -- Offshore production and local labor markets in the international context -- Maquiladoras: the view from inside -- Maquiladoras and cultural change in Ciudad Juárez -- Maquiladora work and household organization: an ethnographic account.



ISBN: 0873957172 9780873957175 0873957180 (pbk.) 9780873957182 (pbk.)

LCCN: 82019249

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Women textile workers--Mexico--Ciudad Juárez.
Women electronic industry workers--Mexico--Ciudad Juárez.
Textile industry--Mexico--Ciudad Juárez.
Electronic industries--Mexico--Ciudad Juárez.
Mujeres en la industria electrónica--México--Ciudad Juárez.
Industria textil--México--Ciudad Juárez.
Industrias electrónicas--México--Ciudad Juárez.
Textiles et tissus--Industrie et commerce--Mexique--Ciudad Juárez.
Industries électroniques--Mexique--Ciudad Juárez.
Textile, Travailleuses du--Mexique--Ciudad Juárez.
Industries électroniques--Personnel féminin--Mexique--Ciudad Juárez.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Mexican-American Border Region--Economic conditions.
Frontera mexicano americana--Condiciones económicas.

LC Class. No.: HD6073.T42 / M63 1983

Dewey Class. No.: 331.4/877/0097216