Downwardly Global : Women, Work, and Citizenship in the Pakistani Diaspora
In Downwardly Global Lalaie Ameeriar examines the transnational labor migration of Pakistani women to Toronto. Despite being trained professionals in fields including engineering, law, medicine, and education, they experience high levels of unemployment and poverty. Rather than addressing this downw...
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Duke University Press Books
2017
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