Uprooted women : migrant domestics in the Caribbean / Paula L. Aymer.
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TextPublication details: Westport, Conn : Praeger, 1997.Description: 172 p. : 1 map ; 24 cmISBN: - 0275958833 (alk. paper)
- 331.4816404609729
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Includes bibliographical references ([159]-169) and index.
"Traces labor migration of women from Eastern Caribbean to oil-produ cing countries such as Venezuela, Trinidad, Curaðcao, and especially Ar uba. Discusses women's participation in the labor force, gender relatio ns, domestic service, the social and economic position of the migrants, and motherhood. Argues that US investments are an important factor in the migration of Caribbean women"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.
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