The globalisation of domestic service - An historical perspective

Migration and Domestic Work: A European Perspective on a Global Theme

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 77-97

  Sarti, Raffaellas ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF URBINO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

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