Gender, Migration and Domestic Service (Routledge International Studies of Women and Place) - Hardcover

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9780415190671: Gender, Migration and Domestic Service (Routledge International Studies of Women and Place)
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ISBN 10: 0415190673 ISBN 13: 9780415190671
Publisher: Routledge, 1999

Synopsis

This book examines a wide range of migration patterns which have arisen, and exposes the tensions and difficulties including: * legal and empowerment issues * cultural and language diversities and barriers * the impact of live-in employment. The book features case studies taken from Europe, South and North America, the Caribbean, Asia, and Africa and uses original fieldwork using quantitative and qualitative methods.

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About the Author

Janet Henshall Momsen is a Professor of Geography in the Department of Human and Community Development, University of California, Davis. In 1988 Professor Momsen founded the Gender Commission of the International Geographical Union and is currently a Director of the Association of Women in Development.

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
1999
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0415190673
ISBN 13 
9780415190671
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
332
Editor
Henshall Momsen Janet

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