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In Service and Servitude: Foreign Female Domestic Workers and the Malaysian "Modernity Project" Christine Chin
In Service and Servitude: Foreign Female Domestic Workers and the Malaysian "Modernity Project"
Christine Chin
Examining how the shared interests of state elites and the middle classes rationalize mistreatment of domestic workers, the author argues that the "premodern" exploitation of migrant domestic workers is at odds with the global expansion of open markets and free trade.
336 pages, Illustrations, 1 map
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | June 23, 1998 |
| ISBN13 | 9780231109871 |
| Publishers | Columbia University Press |
| Pages | 336 |
| Dimensions | 152 × 241 × 22 mm · 453 g |