Beautiful flowers of the maquiladora
Subtitle: life histories of women workers in Tijuana
By: by Norma Iglesias Prieto ; translated by Michael Stone with Gabrielle Winkler ; foreword by Henry Selby.
Edition: 1st University of Texas Press ed.
Series: Translations from Latin America series
Publisher: University of Texas Press, Institute of Latin American Studies
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Austin
Language: eng
Number of pages: 115
Subjects: Women offshore assembly industry workers -- Mexico -- Tijuana (Baja California Norte) -- Interviews.; Women -- Employment -- Mexico -- Tijuana (Baja California Norte); Women -- Mexico -- Tijuana (Baja California Norte) -- Economic conditions.
Description: Published originally as La flor mas bella de la maquiladora, this 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [107]-110) and index.