Au Pairs' Lives in Global Context: Sisters or Servants?

Book Overview

Far from being the preserve of middle-class women from Northern Europe, au pairing is now booming worldwide. This collection, the first dedicated entirely to examining the lives of au pairs, traces their experiences across five continents showing how this form of domestic labour and childcare is thriving in the twenty-first century.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349477966
• ISBN13: 9781349477968
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 273 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"