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Sri Lankan housemaids in Lebanon : a case of 'symbolic violence' and 'everyday forms of resistance' / Nayla Moukarbel.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- IMISCOE dissertations.
- IMISCOE dissertations
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sri Lankans--Employment--Foreign countries.
- Sri Lankans.
- Power (Social sciences).
- Industrial relations.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (250 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This study unravels the real dynamics at stake within the Lebanese Madame/Sri Lankan housemaid relationship
- Contents:
- Table of contents; 1 Introduction; 2 My journey into the field; 3 Gender and domestic work in migration; 4 Power, resistance and racism in domestic work; 5 Symbolic power; 6 Resistance; 7 Conclusion; Notes; References
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- CC BY-NC-ND
- ISBN:
- 1-003-70426-3
- 1-04-078167-5
- 1-282-06794-X
- 9786612067945
- 90-485-0636-0
- 9781003704263
- OCLC:
- 476250878
- Publisher Number:
- 10.5117/9789089640512
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