{"product_id":"dust-and-dignity-domestic-employment-in-contemporary-ecuador-hardback-9781501739453","title":"Dust and Dignity; Domestic Employment in Contemporary Ecuador (Hardback) 9781501739453","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eDust and Dignity\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eDomestic Employment in Contemporary Ecuador\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eErynn Masi de Casanova (Author), Maximina Salazar (Foreword by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781501739453\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 15 September 2019\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e192 pages, 1 map, 7 charts - 7 Charts - 1 Maps\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.1 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDust and Dignity\u003c\/i\u003e provides a most useful resource for scholars of gender, politics and the workplace. This book is a promising and unique contribution to the history and experiences of women working in domestic employment in Ecuador.\u003c\/p\u003e (Gender, Work, and Organization)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat makes domestic work a bad job, even after efforts to formalize and improve working conditions?\u003c\/b\u003e Erynn Masi de Casanova's case study, based partly on collaborative research conducted with Ecuador's pioneer domestic workers' organization, examines three reasons for persistent exploitation. First, the tasks of social reproduction are devalued. Second, informal work arrangements escape regulation. And third, unequal class relations are built into this type of employment. Accessible to advocates and policymakers as well as academics, this book provides both theoretical discussions about domestic work and concrete ideas for improving women's lives.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrawing on workers' stories of\u003ci\u003e lucha, trabajo,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003esacrificio\u003c\/i\u003e—struggle, work, and sacrifice—\u003ci\u003eDust and Dignity\u003c\/i\u003e offers a new take on an old occupation. From the intimate experience of being a body out of place in an employer's home, to the common work histories of Ecuadorian women in different cities, to the possibilities for radical collective action at the national level, Casanova shows how and why women do this stigmatized and precarious work and how they resist exploitation in the search for dignified employment. From these searing stories of workers' lives, \u003ci\u003eDust and Dignity\u003c\/i\u003e identifies patterns in domestic workers' experiences that will be helpful in understanding the situation of workers elsewhere and offers possible solutions for promoting and ensuring workers' rights that have relevance far beyond Ecuador.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword, by Maximina Salazar\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. In Search of the Ideal Worker\u003cbr\u003e 2. Embodied Inequality\u003cbr\u003e 3. Informed but Insecure: (Written in Collaboration with Leila Rodriguez)\u003cbr\u003e 4. Pathways through Poverty\u003cbr\u003e 5. Like Any Other Job?\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"ILR Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52607783043352,"sku":"9781501739453","price":78.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/dust-and-dignity-domestic-employment-in-contemporary-ecuador-hardback-9781501739453","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}