Migration, Domestic Work and Affect: A Decolonial Approach on Value and the Feminization of Labor

Migration, Domestic Work and Affect: A Decolonial Approach on Value and the Feminization of Labor - Routledge Research in Gender and Society

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Publisher's Synopsis

Domestic and care work in private households is now the largest employment sector for migrant women. This book sheds light on these households through its focus on the interpersonal relationships between Latin American "undocumented migrant" domestic workers and employers in Austria, Germany, Spain and the UK. The personal experiences of these women form the basis for Gutiérrez-Rodrìguez's decolonial analysis of the feminization of labor in private households and cultural analysis of domestic work as affective labor. This book will be a necessary voice in the debates on citizenship, cosmopolitanism, and migrant workers' rights.

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Book information

ISBN: 9780415994736
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Imprint: Routledge
Pub date:
DEWEY: 331.48164086912094
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 220
Weight: 450g
Height: 240mm
Width: 163mm
Spine width: 19mm