| Edition |
Second edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource (234 pages) |
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data file |
| Note |
Originally published by South End Press in 2000. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Breeding ignorance, breeding hatred -- Undocumented Latinas : the new employable mother -- The nanny visa : the Bracero Program revisited -- Global exchange : the World Bank, "Welfare Reform," and the trade in migrant women -- Immigrants and workfare workers : employable but "not employed" -- Gatekeeping and housekeeping. |
| Summary |
"Illegal. Unamerican. Disposable. In a nation with an unprecedented history of immigration, the prevailing image of those who cross our borders in search of equal opportunity is that of a drain. Grace Chang's vital account of immigrant women--who work as nannies, domestic workers, janitors, nursing aides, and homecare workers--proves just the opposite: the women who perform our least desirable jobs are the most crucial to our economy and society. Disposable Domestics highlights the unrewarded work immigrant women perform as caregivers, cleaners, and servers and shows how these women are actively resisting the exploitation they face"--Provided by publisher. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Women foreign workers -- United States.
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Women foreign workers. |
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United States. |
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Women household employees -- United States.
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Women household employees. |
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Foreign workers, Asian -- United States.
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Foreign workers, Asian. |
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Foreign workers, Latin American -- United States.
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Foreign workers, Latin American. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Chang, Grace, 1964- Disposable domestics. Second Edition. Chicago, Illinois : Haymarket Books, [2016] 1608465284 (OCoLC)908071975 |
| ISBN |
9781608465293 (electronic book) |
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1608465292 (electronic book) |
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9781608465286 (paperback) |
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1608465284 (paperback) |
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