Everyday conversions : Islam, domestic work, and South Asian migrant women in Kuwait /

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Attiya Ahmad examines the practice of conversion to Islam by South Asian migrant domestic workers in the Arabian Peninsula and Persian Gulf region and how these women's conversions stem from an ongoing process rooted in their everyday experiences as migrant workers rather than a clean break fro...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ahmad, Attiya, 1976- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Durham : Duke University Press, 2017.
Colección:Next wave (Duke University Press)
Temas:
Household employees > Kuwait.
Women immigrants > Employment > Kuwait.
South Asians > Employment > Kuwait.
Conversion > Islam > Social aspects.
South Asian diaspora.
Belonging (Social psychology)
Employés de maison > Koweït.
Immigrantes > Travail > Koweït.
Sud-Asiatiques > Travail > Koweït.
Conversion > Islam > Aspect social.
Sud-Asiatiques > Pays étrangers.
Appartenance (Psychologie sociale)
74.94 migration (demography)
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
Household employees.
Asiatische Einwanderin
Hausgehilfin
Islam
Konversion > Religion
Ausländische Arbeitnehmerin
Südasiatin
Kuwait.
Kuwait
Südasien
Kuwait (emirate)
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Attiya Ahmad examines the practice of conversion to Islam by South Asian migrant domestic workers in the Arabian Peninsula and Persian Gulf region and how these women's conversions stem from an ongoing process rooted in their everyday experiences as migrant workers rather than a clean break from their preexisting lives.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiii, 270 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780822373223
082237322X

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