Employing migrant domestic workers in Urban Yemen: A new form of social distinction

Hawwa

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 154-175

  De Regt, Marina ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL HISTORY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Class; Migrant domestic workers; Social change; Social distinction; Social stratification; Women; Yemen

Indexed keywords

EID: 56749111224     PISSN: 15692078     EISSN: 15692086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156920808X347241     Document Type: Article

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