When Women Come First: Gender and Class in Transnational Migration
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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"
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