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- Draws on field research conducted in both the origin country (Ethiopia) and two major destination countries (Lebanon and Kuwait)
- Examines the important implications behind Ethiopian women's sacrifices that affect the complex layers of family and community social reproduction
- Analyses the agency of migrant domestic workers, in contrast to other literature that tends to focus on their experiences of abuse and mistreatment by employers
Part of the book series: Mobility & Politics (MPP)
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
Authors and Affiliations
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University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
Bina Fernandez
About the author
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Ethiopian Migrant Domestic Workers
Book Subtitle: Migrant Agency and Social Change
Authors: Bina Fernandez
Series Title: Mobility & Politics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-24055-4
Publisher: Palgrave Pivot Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-24054-7Published: 20 August 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-24055-4Published: 06 August 2019
Series ISSN: 2731-3867
Series E-ISSN: 2731-3875
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 156
Topics: African Politics, Migration, Middle Eastern Politics, Politics and Gender, Women's Studies