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Deskilling Migrant Women in the Global Care Industry

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  • © 2013

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  1. Sondra Cuban

    1. University of Lancaster, UK

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Professional Women Migrants Becoming Care Assistants

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    Pages 1-25

  3. A Homework Methodology for Researching Migrant Women’s Lives

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    Pages 26-50

  4. Care Industry Needs Skilled Migrant Labour

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    Pages 51-87

  5. A Place of Settlement and Upheaval

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    Pages 88-122

  6. The Disappointing Journey to Being ‘Just a Carer’

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    Pages 123-158

  7. Caring in Transnational Networks

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    Pages 159-193

  8. Conclusion: Counting Migrant Women’s Education and Expertise

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    Pages 194-217

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 218-249
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This book explores the human geographies of skilled migration, specifically the practices, dispositions, relationships, and resources of professional women who participate in the global care industry.

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  • University of Lancaster, UK

    Sondra Cuban

About the author

SONDRA CUBAN is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Educational Research at Lancaster University, UK

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