Chapter 1 Introduction: Serving the Household and the Nation Chapter 2 The Localization of Global Trade in Domestic Service Chapter 3 Recruitment Agencies: Recruiters of Labor, Agents of Power Chapter 4 Facing Aliens at Home: Space of Intimacy, Space of Power Chapter 5 Weaving Sojourning Truths Chapter 6 When the Personal Meets the Global Chapter 7 Church as the Space of Belonging and Resistance Chapter 8 Conclusion: Homemaking and Nation-Building
Shu-Ju Ada Cheng is assistant professor of sociology at DePaul University.
Filipina domestic workers serve in Taiwanese households, performing
labor considered dirty or degrading by their local employers.
According to Cheng, they also serve the Taiwanese nation, which
uses these women to define the boundaries of citizenship andrace.
In this eye-opening study, Cheng offers a provocative and original
take on domestic service, demonstrating the link between homemaking
and nation-building. A must-read for all scholars of gender and
globalization....
*Christine Williams, University of Texas, Austin*
Filipina domestic workers serve in Taiwanese households, performing
labor considered dirty or degrading by their local employers.
According to Cheng, they also serve the Taiwanese nation, which
uses these women to define the boundaries of citizenship and race.
In this eye-opening study, Cheng offers a provocative and original
take on domestic service,
demonstrating the link between homemaking and nation-building. A
must-read for all scholars of gender and globalization.
*Christine Williams, University of Texas, Austin*
|
Ask a Question About this Product More... |
|
