Sri Lankan Housemaids in Lebanon

Name: Sri Lankan Housemaids in Lebanon
Brand: Routledge
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This study unravels the real dynamics at stake within the Lebanese Madame/Sri Lankan housemaid relationship.Unraveled in this book are the real dynamics at stake in the Madame/housemaid relationship. While cases of extreme physical abuse by the Lebanese women who hire housemaids - Madames - are an exception, what has become normalised are more insidious patterns of domination used to control each and every aspect of their employees' lives. For their part, Sri Lankan housemaids are not merely passive victims. Away from direct provocation and first-hand repercussions, they try to deflect what Pierre Bourdieu has called 'symbolic violence'. These attempts at 'everyday forms of resistance', as defined by James Scott, can help loosen their employers' grip. Yet, as this unprecedented study shows, the Madame/housemaid relationship and the rules that govern it remain under the managerial hold of the Madame.

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Binding:: Paperback
Edition:: 1
Number of Pages:: 252
Release Date:: 2009-01-01
Publication Date:: 2009-01-30
Publisher:: Routledge
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 9089640517
ISBN13:: 9789089640512
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]
Weight:: 389 g
Height:: 156 cm
Width:: 234 cm
Thickness:: 14 cm

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