The new maids transnational women and the care economy / Helma Lutz ; translated by Deborah Shannon.
| Author/creator | Lutz, Helma |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London ; New York : Zed Books ; New York : Distributed in the USA exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan, |
| Description | viii, 241 p. ; 22 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Vom Weltmarkt in den Privathaushalt. English |
| Contents | New division of domestic labour -- Household as a global market for women's labour -- Domestic work and lifestyles : methods and first results -- Domestic work, a perfectly normal job? -- Exploitation or alliance of trust? Relationship work in the household -- Transnational motherhood -- Being illegal -- Migrant women in the globalization trap? |
| Abstract | Addresses the lifestyles of immigrant women working as domestic workers as maids in modern Western households. |
| General note | Originally published in German as: Vom Weltmarkt in den Privathaushalt : die neuen Dienstmädchen im Zeitalter der Globalisierung. 2nd ed. Opladen ; Farmington Hills, Mich. : B. Budrich, 2008. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-229) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2011275167 |
| ISBN | 9781848132870 (cased) |
| ISBN | 1848132875 (cased) |
| ISBN | 9781848132887 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 1848132883 (pbk.) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |