Women and Change in Latin America: New Directions in Sex and Class

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A fine collection . . . this is a volume every person with interests in the social sciences and/or Latin America should read. American Anthropologist Outlines in impressive detail the dimensions of women's powerlessness and shows the rich array of strategies women use to survive the oppression of their daily lives. Women's Review of Books

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[An] excellent collection of scholarly, well-documented essays that present us with a spectre of hope, but do not fail to remind us of the ugly realities of life for women south of the Rio Grande.-Latin America Connexions
A fine collection. . . . This is a volume every person with interests in the social sciences and/or Latin America should read.-American Anthropologist
By demonstrating the significance of the gender factor in all realms of society, Women and Change in Latin America becomes a persuasive argument for change.-The Times of the Americas
Outlines in impressive detail the dimensions of women's powerlessness and shows the rich array of strategies women use to survive the oppression of their daily lives.-Women's Review of Books
"An excellent collection of scholarly, well-documented essays that present us with a spectre of hope, but do not fail to remind us of the ugly realities of life for women south of the Rio Grande."-Latin America Connexions
"A fine collection. . . . This is a volume every person with interests in the social sciences and/or Latin America should read."-American Anthropologist
"By demonstrating the significance of the gender factor in all realms of society, Women and Change in Latin America becomes a persuasive argument for change."-The Times of the Americas
"Outlines in impressive detail the dimensions of women's powerlessness and shows the rich array of strategies women use to survive the oppression of their daily lives."-Women's Review of Books
"[An] excellent collection of scholarly, well-documented essays that present us with a spectre of hope, but do not fail to remind us of the ugly realities of life for women south of the Rio Grande."-Latin America Connexions

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sh /f June a /f Helen /i I.