women and technical innovation Appleton, Helen. text bibliography enk London Intermediate Technology Publications 1995 monographic eng

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vii, 310 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm. Latin America: Banana drying in Bolivia ; Efficient domestic fuel use in Chile ; Building hope : self-management and construction ; Changing attitudes to health in the Dominican Republic ; Functional pottery in Nicaragua ; Pork processing in Peru ; The preparation of Andean products in Peru ; Coping with a lack of electricity in marginal urban areas ; Vegetable production units in Venezuela -- Africa: Shea butter extraction in Ghana ; Pottery technology in Kenya ; Indigenous vegetables in Kenya ; Salt extraction in Sierra Leone ; Fermented foods in Sudan ; Cassava processing in Uganda ; Nkejje fish in Lake Victoria ; Survival skills of Tonga women in Zimbabwe -- Asia: Land reclamation in Bangladesh ; Manual silk reeling in India ; Carpet making in Nepal ; Coir workers in Sri Lanka ; Food processing in Sri Lanka. edited by Helen Appleton. Bibliography: p. 306-310. d------ Women in technology Developing countries Technological innovations Developing countries T36 .D6 1995 604/.82 1853392871 9781853392870 96142081 Uk 960426 19970820082408.9 2586728