Bakan, Abigail B. 1954-

Negotiating citizenship : migrant women in Canada and the global system / Abigail B. Bakan and Daiva Stasiulis. - 256 p. ; 22cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Acknowledgements -- Introduction: Negotiating Citizenship -- Negotiating Citizenship in an Era of Globalization -- Underdevelopment, Structural Adjustment and Gendered Migration from the West Indies and the Philippines -- Gatekeepers in the Domestic Service Industry in Canada -- Marginalized and Dissident Non-Citizens: Foreign Domestic Workers -- Marginalized and Dissident Citizens: Nurses of Colour -- The Global Citizenship Divide and the Negotiation of Legal Rights -- Dissident Transnational Citizenship: Resistance, Solidarity and Organization -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

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Women household employees--Canada
Women foreign workers--Canada
Nurses--Canada
Citizenship--Canada
Filipinos--Canada
West Indians--Canada

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