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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Main Author: Ladegaard, Hans J. (Author)
Contributors: Moustier, Gratiane de (Photographer)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: London New York Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 2017
In: Routledge studies in sociolinguistics (11)
Year: 2017
Reviews:[Rezension von: Ladegaard, Hans J., The discourse of powerlessness and repression : life stories of domestic migrant workers in Hong Kong] (2018) (Marcel, Mary)
Series/Journal:Routledge studies in sociolinguistics 11
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Hongkong / Domestic / Migrant labor
Further subjects:B Migrant labor (China) (Hong Kong)
B Women household employees (China) (Hong Kong)
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Summary: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
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:xi, 229 Seiten, Illustrationen, 24 cm
ISBN:1138640476