Women On The U.S.-Mexico Border: Responses To Change
- ISBN-10
- 1000003213
- ISBN-13
- 9781000003215
- Category
- Political Science
- Pages
- 262
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2020-06-11
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Author
- Vicki Ruiz
Description
This book illuminates the reality of border women's lives and challenges the conventional notion that women need not work for wages because they are economically supported by men. It offers insight into the lives of undocumented women.
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Other editions
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- 1987-01-01
- 247 pages
- Paperback
- Allen & Unwin Australia
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