The discourse of powerlessness and repression: life stories of domestic migrant workers in Hong Kong
Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Methodology and theoretical frameworks -- Poverty and dependence : discourses of inferiority and social deprivation -- Global servants and servants of god : sacrificial mothers, daughters and wives -- The destructiveness of distance : unfaithful husbands and absen...
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| Tipo di documento: | Stampa Libro |
| Lingua: | Inglese |
| Servizio "Subito": | Ordinare ora. |
| Verificare la disponibilità: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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London New York
Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
2017
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| In: |
Routledge studies in sociolinguistics (11)
Anno: 2017 |
| Recensioni: | [Rezension von: Ladegaard, Hans J., The discourse of powerlessness and repression : life stories of domestic migrant workers in Hong Kong] (2018) (Marcel, Mary)
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| Periodico/Rivista: | Routledge studies in sociolinguistics
11 |
| (sequenze di) soggetti normati: | B
Hongkong
/ Assistente domiciliare
/ Lavoro itinerante
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| Altre parole chiave: | B
Migrant labor (China) (Hong Kong)
B Women household employees (China) (Hong Kong) |
| Riepilogo: | Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Methodology and theoretical frameworks -- Poverty and dependence : discourses of inferiority and social deprivation -- Global servants and servants of god : sacrificial mothers, daughters and wives -- The destructiveness of distance : unfaithful husbands and absent mothers -- Trauma narratives : the destruction of self -- "Us" and "them" : discourses of resistance, agency and peer support -- Demonising the cultural "other" : depersonalisation and dehumanisation of domestic migrant workers -- Research and social activism : working on, for and with domestic migrant workers -- General discussion and conclusion -- References -- Index |
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| Descrizione del documento: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Descrizione fisica: | xi, 229 Seiten, Illustrationen, 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 1138640476 |
