New Century, Old Disparities : Gender and Ethnic Earnings Gaps in Latin America and the Caribbean [1 ed.] 9780821394960, 9780821386866

After a sustained economic growth period at the end of the last century and the beginning of this one, Latin America sti

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New Century, Old Disparities : Gender and Ethnic Earnings Gaps in Latin America and the Caribbean [1 ed.]
9780821394960, 9780821386866

Focusing on the flight of women and girls from Venezuela, this book examines the gendered nature of forced displacement

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Analyzes Latin American and Caribbean folk art from a feminist perspective, considering the issue of gender in the produ

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This indispensable text reader provides a broad-ranging and thoughtfully organized feminist introduction to the ongoing

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Teens in Latin America and the Caribbean generally face a difficult path to adulthood. Poverty and unemployment, violenc

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Offers a uniquely detailed account of Christianity in Latin America and the Caribbean through empirical data and origina

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Whether rising up from fiery leaders such as Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez and Cuba’s Fidel Castro or from angry masses of Bra

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This volume provides a comprehensive critique and review of more than two decades of cross-disciplinary research on wome

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Analyzing the key events and victories that have fuelled women’s movements, advanced feminism, and brought about social

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The “Muslim World” is often narrowly conceived as tied to the Middle East and North Africa, or more broadly as encompass

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Ethnic Entrepreneurs examines how diverse groups, including indigenous communities in Latin America and Latino communiti

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