Female labor in Istanbul, specifically within manufacturing networks connected to the global market.
Para İle Akraba is an important contribution to the study of women’s labor, informal economies, and economic anthropology in Turkey. White shows that the "hidden" economy of the household is in fact fundamentally integrated into the "formal" global economy, with women bearing the brunt of this connection. A summary of the "Capitalism/Exploitation" theme. A critique of the methodology. Let me know how to sharpen the focus. Para İle Akraba - Jenny B. White - İletişim Yayınları Para Ile Akraba KitabД±nД±
Despite being an academic ethnography, the book is noted for its accessible, almost narrative style, avoiding overly dry, technical language. A summary of the "Capitalism/Exploitation" theme
Para İle Akraba (2015) by Jenny B. White is a seminal anthropological ethnography that explores the "informal" labor of women in Istanbul’s gecekondu (squatter) neighborhoods. White argues that small-scale, home-based production is not a survival mechanism separate from capitalism but rather a crucial component of global capitalist relations. By utilizing kinship ties to organize labor, the "exploited" role of women is masked by traditional "social" roles (daughter, wife, mother). II. Introduction Para İle Akraba - Jenny B