| Description |
viii, 213 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction: political fiction and real oppressions -- Dr Jekyll and Mrs Hyde: defining domestic work -- A foot in the door: the social organisation of paid domestic work in Europe -- Invisible women (I): migrant domestic workers in Southern Europe -- Invisible women (II): migrant domestic workers in Northern Europe -- Changing the rules: the case of UK -- Selling the self: commodification, migration and domestic work -- The legacy of slavery: the American South and contemporary domestic workers -- 'Just like one of the family': status and contract -- 'Your passport is your life': domestic workers and the state |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Women household employees.
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Women foreign workers.
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Household employees.
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Foreign workers.
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| LC no. |
99087818 |
| ISBN |
1856497607 |
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1856497615 pb |
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