Caring for the 'Holy Land' : Filipina domestic workers in Israel /
In Israel, as in numerous countries of the global North, Filipina women have been recruited in large numbers for domestic work, typically as live-in caregivers for the elderly. The case of Israel is unique in that the country has a special significance as the 'Holy Land' for the predominan...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Berghahn Books,
2011.
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Colección: | EASA series ;
v. 17. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- CARING FOR THE 'HOLY LAND'; EASA Series; Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Abbreviations; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1. The Israeli Migration Regime: On Foreign Workers and Migrants; Chapter 2. Transnational Female Lives; Chapter 3. Caring for the 'Holy Land'; Chapter 4. On Weekends, Together: The Making and Unmaking of a Filipino Community; Chapter 5. Feeling Manila, Living in Hiding and Appropriating the Black Part of the 'White City': Filipinos in Tel Aviv; Chapter 6. Global Dreaming; Conclusion; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.