Of servanthood and self-employment: Changing patterns of domestic service in southern Mexico

Urban Anthropology

Volumn 31, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 389-422

  Howell, Jayne ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOMESTIC WORK; EMPLOYMENT; LABOR MARKET; SELF EMPLOYMENT;

MEXICO;

EID: 0036765640     PISSN: 08946019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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