Four Women
- ISBN-10
- 0252006399
- ISBN-13
- 9780252006395
- Category
- Cuba
- Pages
- 443
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1977
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Authors
- Oscar Lewis, Ruth M. Lewis, Susan M. Rigdon
Description
Extended interviews with men, women, and families provide insight into the impact of the Cuban revolution on the island nation's urban slum dwellers, the roles of its women, and home life.
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