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Title: Maid to Order in Hong Kong: An Ethnography of Filipina Workers by Nicole Constable, Nick Constable ISBN: 0-8014-8382-4 Publisher: Cornell Univ Pr Pub. Date: May, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.67 (3 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Eye-Opening
Comment: A devastating critique of the capitalist world system, an anthropological study drawn from first-hand case studies, statistics, and the theoretical works of Gramsci, Bourdieu, and Foucault among others. Absolutely compelling reading.
Rating: 4
Summary: Maids' Lives Unveiled
Comment: A fascinating window into the lives of Filipina domestic workers in Hong Kong. Details the many facets of exploitation, abuse and discrimination experienced by these maids. A fine balance between portraying maids as victims as well as agents in their own right, adopting a rather Foucauldian theme of discipline or oppression begetting resistance. Constable's work shuns naive generalizations of maids as passive victims (as many other works have), although I felt that domestic workers' acts of resistance and agency could be interrogated in greater scope and detail. Also provides a well-rounded picture by examining the geopolitics that give rise to demand and supply of domestic workers in Asia and Hong Kong in particular. A thorough and well-researched book synthesizing themes of race, class and gender!
Rating: 5
Summary: Well written, thoughtful study on a little known topic
Comment: Let me begin by confessing my bias. I met Dr. Constable at a book signing and have since maintained a warm e-mail friendship. Having said that, I think any one who is interested in the culture of the Philippines, the culture of Hong Kong, the Filipino Diaspora, or the multi-variate roles of women in the emerging cultures of Asia will find a great deal of interesting material, conveyed thoughtfully and with sensitivity.
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Title: Worker in the Cane: A Puerto Rican Life History by Sidney W. Mintz ISBN: 0393007316 Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: November, 1974 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Ariaal Pastoralists of Kenya: Surviving Drought and Development in Africa's Arid Lands by Elliot Fratkin ISBN: 0205269974 Publisher: Pearson Allyn & Bacon Pub. Date: 11 July, 1997 List Price(USD): $22.00 |
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Title: Servants of Globalization: Women, Migration and Domestic Work by Rhacel Salazar Parrenas ISBN: 0804739226 Publisher: Stanford Univ Pr Pub. Date: June, 2001 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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Title: AIDS and Accusation: Haiti and the Geography of Blame (Comparative Studies of Health Systems and Medical Care, No 33) by Paul Farmer ISBN: 0520083431 Publisher: University of California Press Pub. Date: August, 1993 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Shadowed Lives: Undocumented Immigrants in American Society by Leo R. Chavez ISBN: 015508089X Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Pub. Date: 14 July, 1997 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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