The force of domesticity : Filipina migrants and globalization / Rhacel Salazar Parreñas.

Author/creator Parreñas, Rhacel Salazar
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : New York University Press, ©2008.
Descriptionx, 213 pages ; 24 cm.
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Subjects

SeriesNation of newcomers
Nation of newcomers. ^A520606
Contents Introduction : Filipina migrants and the force of domesticity -- Gender ideologies in the Philippines -- Patriarchy and neoliberalism in the globalization of care -- Gender and communication in transnational migrant families -- The place and placelessness of migrant Filipina domestic workers -- The derivative status of Asian American women / Rhacel Salazar Parreñas and Winnie Tam -- The U.S. war on trafficking and the moral disciplining of migrant women -- Conclusion : analyzing gender and migration from the Philippines.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 187-207) and index.
LCCN 2008008052
ISBN9780814767344 (cl : alk. paper)
ISBN0814767346 (cl : alk. paper)
ISBN9780814767351 (pb : alk. paper)
ISBN0814767354 (pb : alk. paper)

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Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks HD 6095 .P3115 2008 ✔ Available Place Hold