Craftswomen in Kerdassa, Egypt : Household Production and Reproduction (2 ed)

This book describes the contributions of women in an Egyptian community to subsistence activities and handicrafts production, and the changes in labour processes which increasingly push women into less rewarding forms of work.

Emphasis is placed on the ways in which women's work is related to child-bearing and rearing, and on the significance of children's work for increased productivity.

The authors show the need for further investigation into the nature of relations within domestic groups if domestic power processes are to be better understood, and the links with divisions of labour, resource allocation, fertility levels and the acceptance of family planning.