| Disposable Domestics: Immigrant Women Workers in the Global Economy Contributor(s): Chang, Grace (Author), Garza, Alicia (Foreword by), Poo, Ai-Jen (Afterword by) |
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ISBN: 1608465284 ISBN-13: 9781608465286 Publisher: Haymarket Books OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Labor - Political Science | Labor & Industrial Relations - Social Science | Women's Studies |
| Dewey: 331.481 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.90 lbs) 272 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Ethnic Orientation - Multicultural |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |