Domestic days : women, work, and politics in contemporary Kolkata /

This study is based on the narratives of part-time women domestic workers residing in two slum colonies in Kolkata who talk about their work and lives. By moving continuously between the workplace and the homes of the workers, it talks not only about labour but labouring lives. It also discusses pub...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
Hauptverfasser:
Sen, Samita, Sengupta, Nilanjana
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2016.
Zusammenfassung:
This study is based on the narratives of part-time women domestic workers residing in two slum colonies in Kolkata who talk about their work and lives. By moving continuously between the workplace and the homes of the workers, it talks not only about labour but labouring lives. It also discusses public policy and politics with their historical negligence of this section of workers, as well as the recent attempts to give them voice and visibility.
Umfang:
1 online resource
Anmerkungen:
Previously issued in print: 2016.
Zielpublikum:
Specialized.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-908700-8
Schlagworte:
Women employees > India > Kolkata.
Women > Employment > India > Kolkata.
Women > India > Kolkata > Social conditions.
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