03018nam 2200625 a 450 991046156640332120200520144314.01-283-39513-497866133951390-85745-262-2(CKB)2670000000133449(EBL)848736(OCoLC)771282870(SSID)ssj0000580661(PQKBManifestationID)11404163(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000580661(PQKBWorkID)10606543(PQKB)11615446(MiAaPQ)EBC848736(Au-PeEL)EBL848736(CaPaEBR)ebr10521921(CaONFJC)MIL339513(EXLCZ)99267000000013344920110722d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCaring for the 'Holy Land'[electronic resource] Filipina domestic workers in Israel /Claudia LiebeltNew York Berghahn Books20111 online resource (228 p.)EASA series ;v. 17Description based upon print version of record.0-85745-261-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.CARING FOR THE 'HOLY LAND'; EASA Series; Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Abbreviations; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1. The Israeli Migration Regime: On Foreign Workers and Migrants; Chapter 2. Transnational Female Lives; Chapter 3. Caring for the 'Holy Land'; Chapter 4. On Weekends, Together: The Making and Unmaking of a Filipino Community; Chapter 5. Feeling Manila, Living in Hiding and Appropriating the Black Part of the 'White City': Filipinos in Tel Aviv; Chapter 6. Global Dreaming; Conclusion; Glossary; Bibliography; IndexIn Israel, as in numerous countries of the global North, Filipina women have been recruited in large numbers for domestic work, typically as live-in caregivers for the elderly. The case of Israel is unique in that the country has a special significance as the 'Holy Land' for the predominantly devout Christian Filipina women and is at the center of an often violent conflict, which affects Filipinos in many ways. In the literature, migrant domestic workers are often described as being subject to racial discrimination, labour exploitation and exclusion from mainstream society. Here, the author prEASA series ;v. 17.Household employeesIsraelWomen foreign workersIsraelIsraelEmigration and immigrationPhilippinesEmigration and immigrationElectronic books.Household employeesWomen foreign workers331.4/8164089992105694Liebelt Claudia1036898MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910461566403321Caring for the 'Holy Land2457519UNINA