Mujer y conflictos socio-culturales

Description:

"Contemporary examination of women from the Caquiaviri zone of the Altiplano who migrated to La Paz. Thin volume discusses the ethnic and gender discrimination they experienced, as well as the entrepreneurial success some achieved. Demonstrates the complexities and ambiguities of assimilating the dominant Western culture, while also asserting one's own culture within an urban milieu"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.

subjects: Internal Migration,  Migrant labor,  Migration, Internal,  Rural-urban migration,  Social conditions,  Women,  Women internal migrants

Places: Bolivia,  Caquiaviri,  La Paz