Producing Power

Klappentext

Yelvington teaches anthropology at the University of South Florida and is editor of "Trinidad Ethnicity".

Zusammenfassung
In a small, locally owned Trinidadian factory that produces household goods, 80 percent of the line workers are women, almost all black or East Indian. Within this historical context, this book outlines the development of the state, and addresses exploitation and domination in the labor process.

Inhalt
List of Tables and Illustrations Acknowledgments Forewords M. Patricia Fernandez-Kelly Introduction 1. Ethnicity, Gender, Class, and the Politics of Power 2. Locating the Ethnography in History, Economy, and Society 3. The Site of Production: A Trinidadian Factory 4. Ethnicity at Work 5. Gender at Work 6. Class at Work Conclusion Appendix: The EUL Supervisors and Line Workers Notes References Index