Title Working gendered boundaries : temporary migration experiences of Bangladeshi women in the Malaysian export industry from a multi-sited perspective / Anja Rudnick.

Publication Info.	[Amsterdam] : Vossiuspers UvA, [2009]
	©2009

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Description	1 online resource (316 pages) : illustrations, maps.
Physical Medium	polychrome
Description	text file
Series	UvA Proefschriften Ser.
	UvA Proefschriften Ser.
Note	Originally presented as the author's thesis (Proefschrift)--Universiteit van Amsterdam, 2009.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-308).
Summary	This study explores the short term migration of Bangladeshi women to Malaysia to work in labour intensive, export oriented factories, and considers the consequences of their decision to migrate.
Contents	TABLE OF CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 2: ENGENDERING MIGRATION THEORY; CHAPTER 3: THE SENDING AND THE RECEIVING COUNTRY: BANGLADESH AND MALAYSIA; CHAPTER 4: THE FIELD SETTING: METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES REGARDING GENDER-SENSITIVE RESEARCH; CHAPTER 5: WHY MIGRATE?; CHAPTER 6: FROM DESIRE TO DECISION AND DEPARTURE; CHAPTER 7: WORKING IN MALAYSIA'S EXPORT INDUSTRY: CONDITIONS AND WAGES; CHAPTER 8: LIVING IN MALAYSIA: NEGOTIATING TWO CULTURES; CHAPTER 9: BACK IN BANGLADESH: A NEW BEGINNING?; CHAPTER 10: CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; SUMMARY; SAMENVATTING.
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Language	Summary in English.
Subject	Women foreign workers -- Malaysia.
	Women foreign workers.
	Malaysia.
	Foreign workers, Bangladeshi -- Malaysia -- Social conditions.
	Foreign workers, Bangladeshi.
	Social conditions.
	Foreign workers, Bangladeshi -- Malaysia -- Economic conditions.
	Economic conditions.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
	Proefschriften (vorm)
	Academic theses.
	Academic theses.
Other Form:	Print version: Rudnick, Anja (Anja Margarete). Working gendered boundaries. [Amsterdam] : Vossiuspers UvA, ©2009 9789056295608 9056295608 (OCoLC)421309776
ISBN	9789048508747 (electronic book)
	9048508746 (electronic book)
	9789056295608
	9056295608
Standard No.	9786612129148

Title Working gendered boundaries : temporary migration experiences of Bangladeshi women in the Malaysian export industry from a multi-sited perspective / Anja Rudnick.

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