Higglers in Kingston women's informal work in Jamaica

Title
  1. Higglers in Kingston [electronic resource] : women's informal work in Jamaica / Winnifred Brown-Glaude.
Published by
  1. Nashville : Vanderbilt University Press, c2011.
Author
  1. Brown-Glaude, Winnifred R., 1966-

Details

Description
  1. 1 online resource (xi, 225 p.) : ill.
Uniform title
  1. Higglers in Kingston (Online)
Alternative title
  1. Higglers in Kingston (Online)
Subject
  1. Street vendors > Jamaica > Kingston
  2. Women merchants > Jamaica > Kingston
  3. Social status > Jamaica > Kingston
  4. Small business > Jamaica > Kingston
  5. Informal sector (Economics) > Jamaica > Kingston
  6. Women's studies > Jamaica > Kingston
Contents
  1. Introduction: Assessing the "whole of informality" -- Intersectionality and the politics of embodiment -- Higglering : a woman's domain? -- "Baits of Satan?" : representations of Sunday/Negro markets and higgerling in the Jamaican economy from slavery to independence -- "Natural rebels" or just plain nuisances? : representations of higglers in the Jamaican economy from slavery to independence -- Higgler/ICI/business woman : what's in a name? -- Dirty and dis/eased : bodies, public space and Afro-Jamaican higglers -- Conclusion: Understanding the nuances of informality.
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access (note)
  1. Access restricted to authorized users.
Author
  1. Brown-Glaude, Winnifred R., 1966-
Title
  1. Higglers in Kingston [electronic resource] : women's informal work in Jamaica / Winnifred Brown-Glaude.
Imprint
  1. Nashville : Vanderbilt University Press, c2011.
Bibliography
  1. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access
  1. Access restricted to authorized users.
Connect to:
  1. Available from home with a valid library card
  2. Available onsite at NYPL
LCCN
  1. 2010042223
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