Essential Trade: Vietnamese Women in a Changing Marketplace

by Ann Marie Leshkowich

Book Overview

"My husband doesn't have a head for business," complained Ngoc, the owner of a children's clothing stall in Ben Thanh market. "Naturally, it's because he's a man." When the women who sell in Ho Chi Minh City's iconic marketplace speak, their language suggests that activity in the market is shaped by timeless, essential truths: Vietnamese women are naturally adept at buying and selling, while men are not; Vietnamese prefer to do business with family...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824839919
• ISBN13: 9780824839918
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"