{"product_id":"marketing-dreams-manufacturing-heroes-the-transnational-labor-brokering-of-filipino-workers-paperback","title":"Marketing Dreams, Manufacturing Heroes: The Transnational Labor Brokering of Filipino Workers - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnna Romina Guevarra\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a globalized economy that is heavily sustained by the labor of immigrants, why are certain nations defined as \"ideal\" labor resources and why do certain groups dominate a particular labor force? The Philippines has emerged as a lucrative source of labor for countries around the world. In \u003ci\u003eMarketing Dreams, Manufacturing Heroes\u003c\/i\u003e Anna Romina Guevarra focuses on the Philippines-which views itself as the \"home of the great Filipino worker\"-and the multilevel brokering process that manages and sends workers worldwide. She unravels the transnational production of Filipinos as ideal migrant workers by the state and explores how race, color, class, and gender operate. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe experience of Filipino nurses and domestic workers-two of the country's prized exports-is at the core of the research, which utilizes interviews with employees at labor brokering agencies, state officials from governmental organizations in the Philippines, and nurses working in the United States. Guevarra's multisited ethnography reveals the disciplinary power that state and employment agencies exercise over care workers-managing migration and garnering wages-to govern social conduct, and brings this isolated yet widespread social problem to life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \"Marketing Dreams, Manufacturing Heroes\" Anna Romina Guevarra focuses on the Philippines--which views itself as the \"home of the great Filipino worker\"--and the multilevel brokering process that manages and sends workers worldwide. The experience of Filipino nurses and domestic workers--two of the country's prized exports--is at the core of the research, which utilizes interviews with employees at labor brokering agencies, state officials from governmental organizations in the Philippines, and nurses working in the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 274\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.62 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757796950304,"sku":"9780813546346","price":70.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c41ca53930e320078590dfa76494a565.webp?v=1780112038","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/marketing-dreams-manufacturing-heroes-the-transnational-labor-brokering-of-filipino-workers-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}