Doing the Dirty Work? : The Global Politics of Domestic Labour (Paperback)

1. Introduction: Political fictions and real oppressions. 2. Dr. Jekyll and Mrs. Hyde: Defining domestic work. 3. A Foot in the Door: The social organisation of paid domestic work in Europe. 4. Invisible Women I: Migrant domestic workers in Southern Europe. 5. Invisible Women II: Migrant domestic workers in Northen Europe. 6. Changing the Rules: The case of the UK. 7. Selling the Self: Commodification, migration and domestic work. 8. The Legacy of Slavery: The American South and contemporary domestic workers. 9. "Just like one of the family": Status and contract. 10. "Your Passport is Your Life": Domestic workers and the state. 11. Conclusion.