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Holding Up More Than Half the Sky

- Chinese Women Garment Workers in New York City, 1948-92

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In 1982, 20,000 Chinese American garment workers - mostly women - went on strike in New York's Chinatown and forced Chinese garment industry employers in the city to sign a union contract. This study explains how this militancy and organized protest, seemingly so at odds with traditional Chinese female behavior, came about.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9780252073502
  • Indbinding:
  • Paperback
  • Sideantal:
  • 360
  • Udgivet:
  • 22. februar 2006
  • Størrelse:
  • 152x235x28 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 513 g.
  • Ukendt - mangler pt..

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In 1982, 20,000 Chinese American garment workers - mostly women - went on strike in New York's Chinatown and forced Chinese garment industry employers in the city to sign a union contract. This study explains how this militancy and organized protest, seemingly so at odds with traditional Chinese female behavior, came about.

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