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Contents
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Beatriz P. Lorente
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Acknowledgments ix
- Series Editors’ Preface xi
- References xvi
- 1. Language and Transnational Domestic Workers 1
- 2. The Making of ‘Workers of the World’: Language and the Labor Brokerage State 27
- 3. Assembling the ‘Supermaid’: Language and Communication Skills for ‘Vulnerable Occupations’ 53
- 4. Marketing Domestic Workers: Maid Agencies in Singapore 66
- 5. The English-Speaking Other Looks Back 96
- 6. Translating Selves: The Trajectories of Transnational Filipino Domestic Workers 126
- 7. Conclusion 148
- Appendices 154
- References 160
- Index 170
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Acknowledgments ix
- Series Editors’ Preface xi
- References xvi
- 1. Language and Transnational Domestic Workers 1
- 2. The Making of ‘Workers of the World’: Language and the Labor Brokerage State 27
- 3. Assembling the ‘Supermaid’: Language and Communication Skills for ‘Vulnerable Occupations’ 53
- 4. Marketing Domestic Workers: Maid Agencies in Singapore 66
- 5. The English-Speaking Other Looks Back 96
- 6. Translating Selves: The Trajectories of Transnational Filipino Domestic Workers 126
- 7. Conclusion 148
- Appendices 154
- References 160
- Index 170
