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BL
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953759
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b708129
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| Main Entry
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Cox, Rosie.
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| Title & Author
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The servant problem : : domestic employment in a global economy /\ Rosie Cox.
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| Publication Statement
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London ;New York :: I.B. Tauris ;New York :: Distributed in the USA by Palgrave Macmillan,, 2006.
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1 online resource (xi, 163 pages)
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| ISBN
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1423787730
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: 9781423787730
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0857716751
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1850436193
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1850436207
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9780857716750
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9781850436195
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9781850436201
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-158) and index.
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| Contents
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Acknowlegements; Preface: why domestic workers?; Filippa; 1. What is the servant problem?; 2. Caring in the new world order; 3. 'Carefree' Britain; 4. Minding the gaps: the crisis in childcare; 5. The new 'upstairs, downstairs'; 6. A life between slavery and luxury: living as a domestic worker; 7. Conclusion: solving the servant problem; Notes; References; Index.
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| Abstract
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There are now more servants in Britain than in Victorian times. This explosion in paid domestic employment is part of a global trend. Women from countries such as the Philippines take on domestic jobs in order to support families at home, whilst students from Eastern Europe, the EU and Brazil work as au pairs in order to study English and improve their employment prospects. Rosie Cox's timely new work examines the reality of paid domestic labour in Britain today and explores the global trends that sustain this growth of domestic employment. She shows how the economy depends on women working ou.
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Household employees-- Great Britain.
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Employés de maison-- Grande-Bretagne.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Knowledge Capital.
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Economic history.
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Hausgehilfin
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Household employees.
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Society social sciences.
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Great Britain, Economic conditions, 20th century.
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Grande-Bretagne, Conditions économiques, 20e siècle.
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Great Britain.
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Großbritannien
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| Dewey Classification
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331.7/6164
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| LC Classification
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HD6135.C69 2006eb
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