About this title: As middle-class Chinese women have entered the Hong Kong work force in unprecedented numbers over the past two decades, the demand for foreign domestic workers has soared. Approximately 150,000 individuals now serve on two-year contracts, and the vast majority are women from the Philippines. Nicole Constable tells their story. Interweaving her analysis with anecdotal evidence collected in interviews with individual domestic workers, she shows how power is expressed in the day-to-day lives of Filipina domestic workers. Filipina guest workers flooding into Hong Kong are implicitly compared to ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780801483820ISBN:0801483824
Description: Good. Good Condition. Reasonable wear-still very useable. Text has writing/underlining, but appears free of highlighting. May have bookstore-related stamps/stickers/marks. Multiple copies may be available. SHIPS W/IN 24 HOURS! FREE INSURANCE on all orders! E-mail notification! Careful, thorough packaging. Fast, personal service. No hassle, full refund return policy! COMBINE SHIPPING-TENS OF THOUSANDS OF OTHER BOOKS/CDs/MOVIES AVAILABLE! read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Cornell Univ Pr, Ithaca, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780801483820ISBN:0801483824
Description: Good. 6 x 9. In good, clean condition. A few scattered bracket marks in margins and writing on top edge of book. Otherwise unmarked. Spine uncreased. Cover shows edge/shelfwear including scuffing and a blank sticker on back. Documents the influx of Filipina domestic workers in China. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Cornell Univ Pr, Ithaca, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780801483820ISBN:0801483824
Description: First pb printing. Unread, as new with minor shelfwear. 230 pp. read more
Description: Good. Minimal damage to cover and binding. Pages show light use. With pride from Motor City. All books guaranteed. Best Service, Best Prices. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Date Published: 1997-05
ISBN-13:9780801483820ISBN:0801483824
Description: Good. 1st Edition, 3rd Printing 1997 Cornell University Press (Ithica, NY) Trade Paperback; text only 5 marked pages out of 252 total pgs; markings are black ink underlines (pgs 30-34); color cover surface near mint/edges smooth w/corner bends; spine strong + uncreased; NOT x-library; No remainder mark; Not book club; 10 b+w photographs; preface; 9 chapters; footnotes throughout text; bibliography; index; brief author info; without the 5 pages of underlines, book is very good + collectible; ... read more
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