When Women Come First: Gender and Class in Transnational Migration

by Sheba George and Sheba Mariam George

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With a subtle yet penetrating understanding of the intricate interplay of gender, race, and class, Sheba George examines an unusual immigration pattern to analyze what happens when women who migrate before men become the breadwinners in the family. Focusing on a group of female nurses who moved from India to the United States before their husbands, she shows that this story of economic mobility and professional achievement conceals underlying conditions...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0520243196

ISBN13:9780520243194

Release Date:July 2005

Publisher:University of California Press

Length:280 Pages

Weight:0.89 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Related Subjects

Anthropology Ethnic Studies Gender Studies Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences Sociology Specific Demographics Women's Studies

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