Maid to Order in Hong Kong : Stories of Migrant Workers, Second Edition /

Middle-class Chinese women in the global city of Hong Kong have entered the workforce in unprecedented numbers over the past three decades, and the demand for foreign domestic workers has soared. A decade ago some foretold the decline in foreign workers and the influx of mainland workers. But today...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Constable, Nicole
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2007.
Edición:2nd ed.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
domestique (femme) > condition > immigree indonesienne > Hong Kong (Chine, republique populaire)
domestique (femme) > condition > immigree philippine > Hong Kong (Chine, republique populaire)
Women household employees.
Women foreign workers.
Foreign workers, Indonesian.
Foreign workers, Filipino.
Filipinos > Employment.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Women's Studies.
Travailleuses etrangeres > Chine > Hongkong.
Indonesiens > Travail > Chine > Hongkong.
Philippins > Travail > Chine > Hongkong.
Travailleurs etrangers indonesiens > Chine > Hongkong.
Travailleurs etrangers philippins > Chine > Hongkong.
Employees de maison > Chine > Hongkong.
Women foreign workers > China > Hong Kong.
Indonesians > Employment > China > Hong Kong.
Filipinos > Employment > China > Hong Kong.
Foreign workers, Indonesian > China > Hong Kong.
Foreign workers, Filipino > China > Hong Kong.
Women household employees > China > Hong Kong.
China > Hong Kong.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreign and domestic in Hong Kong
  • Global themes and local patterns
  • Superior servants
  • The trade in workers
  • Household rules and relations
  • Disciplined migrants, docile workers
  • Resistance and protest
  • Docility and self-discipline
  • Pleasure and power.

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