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" House-girls remember : "
edited by Margaret Rodman [and others].
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BL
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972665
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b727035
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Title & Author
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House-girls remember : : domestic workers in Vanuatu /\ edited by Margaret Rodman [and others].
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Publication Statement
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Honolulu :: University of Hawaii Press,, ©2007.
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Page. NO
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1 online resource (ix, 163 pages) :: illustrations, map
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ISBN
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0824862872
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: 1435666097
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: 9780824862879
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: 9781435666092
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0824818563
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0824830121
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9780824818562
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9780824830120
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Notes
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"May 27, 2005."
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Based on papers presented at a workshop, held in July, 2001, in Vanuatu. The focus was on what house-girls remember of their unique cross-cultural experiences working for expatriate employers during colonial era, prior to 1980.
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Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Contents
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Introduction / Margaret Rodman, Daniela Kraemer, Lissant Bolton, and Jean Tarisesei -- Tanna / Numaline Mahana and Mailie Michael -- Pango, Efate / Lena Kalmat, Edna Albert, and Eva Kaltapan -- North Efate / Leisara Kalotiti, Lesaruru Tamearu, Netty Joseph -- Sinlemas Kalo, and Lonnette Tasale -- Tongoa / Lewia Charlie and Lepakoa Dick -- Ambrym / Lucy Moses and Rachel -- Malakula / Tanni Frazer, Estelle, Robin Ken -- Ambae / Jean Tarisesei -- Pentecost / Siaban Denison and Françoise Molwai -- Banks / Kate Ruth and Jocelyn Kibi -- A Tonkinese orphan in a French household / Jean Mitchell -- House-girls in 2001 / Daniela Kraemer -- Conclusion / Daniela Kraemer and Margaret Rodman -- References cited.
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Abstract
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Giving voice to the women who worked as maids-known as "house-girls" in the Pacific islands of Vanuatu-is the goal of this innovative work. The stories the women tell resonate with the experiences of domestic workers around the world; their histories contribute to theorizing intimacy and traveling culture; and their struggles with adverse working conditions help find solutions, which are outlined at the end of the book. In addition to contributions by the editors, workshop reports by eleven ni-Vanuatu women fieldworkers and ten others who spoke about their lives as house-girls are included. These reports detail ni-Vanuatu women's experiences as domestic workers during the colonial period. One chapter presents an elderly French woman's recollections of the Vietnamese orphan who grew up in her home and worked as a house-girl. Material from contemporary house-girls appears in a final chapter based on research conducted in Port Vila.
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Subject
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Women household employees-- Vanuatu, Biography, Congresses.
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Hauswirtschaftsgehilfin
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Subject
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HISTORY-- Oceania.
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Social conditions.
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Soziale Situation
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Women household employees.
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Vanuatu, History, 20th century.
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Vanuatu, Social conditions, 20th century.
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Subject
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Vanuatu
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Vanuatu.
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Subject
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Vila Vanuatu, 2001
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Dewey Classification
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331.4/816409229595
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LC Classification
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HD6072.2.V26H86 2007eb
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Added Entry
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Critchlow, Margaret,1947-
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