Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship: Sisters or Servants?

Cox, R.

Far from being the preserve of middle-class women from Northern Europe, au pairing is now booming worldwide. This collection, the first dedicated entirely to examining the lives of au pairs, traces their experiences across five continents showing how this form of domestic labour and childcare is thriving in the twenty-first century.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2014-11-27

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781137377470

DOI: 10.1057/9781137377487

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 273