| Description |
1 online resource (vii, 195 pages) : illustrations |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
1. Boundaries of globalisation -- 2. A resource centre in a global circuit -- 3. The woman in the worker -- 4. Migrating to work -- 5. The factory gate as a border post -- 6. Living beyond the boundary -- 7. Falling back on identity -- 8. Missing pieces. |
| Summary |
The popular perception of globalization is rooted in its image of dissolving senses of distance and boundaries. It is so preoccupied with the technology that enables globalization that little attention is paid to questions of 'how' and 'where' the circuits of globalization actually get realized. This book attempts a more nuanced view of globalization by focusing on its less-explored, non-technological dimensions. It examines the transformation of the woman worker -- from a rural woman to an urban one, from a dependent daughter, wife and mother to an earning member, and from a homemaker to a factory worker, and the attendant transformation of the home into a base for migrant workers. None of these transformations is absolute, as the woman worker continues to play the traditional roles of wife and mother at home alongside fulfilling her responsibilities at work. In the process of negotiating boundaries in the village, city, home, and global factory, she confronts a reality that she fears because of its unfamiliarity, coping with which necessarily entails falling back on her kin networks -- institutions that are rarely seen as enablers of globalization, although they play a critical role in determining how globalization is sustained. Focusing on such workers in Bangalore, a city otherwise known for its IT industry, the book examines the global garment circuit, especially the institutions and processes outside the workplace that influence how the global circuit is completed. It will appeal to those in economics, sociology, gender studies, urban studies, as well as to those interested in issues relating to globalization - publisher. |
| Access |
Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK). WlAbNL |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Terms Of Use |
Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force. WlAbNL |
| Subject |
Women in development -- India.
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Women in development. |
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India. |
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Globalization -- Economic aspects -- India.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations. |
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Globalization -- Economic aspects. |
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Singh, Nikky-Guninder Kaur.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9780415522984 (DLC) 2012337670 |
| ISBN |
9781315815961 (electronic book) |
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1315815966 (electronic book) |
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9781317809210 (electronic book) |
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1317809211 (electronic book) |
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9781317809203 (electronic book) |
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1317809203 (electronic book) |
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9780415522984 |
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9781317809197 (e-book: Mobi) |
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131780919X |
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9781138662520 (paperback) |
| Standard No. |
10.4324/9781315815961 |
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