Introduction : amber sunsets and pink gold -- Contested grounds : women shrimp traders and street economies -- On becoming changueras : gendered livelihoods and contested identities -- The street of the women shrimp traders : learning the tricks of the trade in space and place -- Here we are like a family : the complexity of social relations -- The culture and economy of pink gold : the meanings, processes, and values of shrimp -- Sometimes we work just to pay our debts : informal credit and savings systems -- From outcasts to icons : women shrimp traders and expressive culture -- Conclusion : feminist political ecology, ethnography, and uncovering lived realities
Summary
"A rich, long-term ethnography of women seafood traders in Mexico"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-327) and index
