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The experiences of working women are explored in Women, Work, and Place. Tied together by the conceptual theme "place matters," the essays emphasize the social, cultural, economic, historical, and geographical contexts in which women work, and the effect of specific conditions on women's experiences.

This book highlights the increasingly important contribution of geographical theory to the understanding of social change, values, economic & political organization and ethical imperatives. As a cohesive collection of chapters from well-known geographers in Britain and North America, it reflects the aims of the contributors in striving to bridge the gap between the historical-materialist and humanist interpretations of human geography. The book deals with both the contemporary issues outlined above and the situation in which they emerge: industrial restructuring, planning, women's issues, soci

Much has been written about modern Cuba's problems, but little about what it means to be part of a society that believes in "the Revolution" and the possibility of a new order. The challenge is not only to understand why some Cubans do not believe but to also recognize the commitment of those who do. Based on how they identify key events in Cuban history, we focus on two distinct generations of Cuban women: an older "Revolution" generation and a younger "Special Period" generation. Analyzing transcripts from in‐depth focus group conversations and face‐to‐face interviews, we argue that depending on their historical location, Cuban women differ both within and between generations in terms of their sociopolitical world views, especially in how they conceptualize their place in the Revolution and in their strategies of resistance throughout Cuba's current economic crisis, a period known by Cubans as the Special Period. Their words describe in detail what their beliefs mean to them, and how they live them.