For decades Germany has been one of the major host countries for international students; at the wake of the 21st century the vast majority comes from Asian countries. With increasing international competition the students, their countries of origin as well as Germany are confronted with specific...

Part I. The context -- Key concepts in stepwise international labor migration -- Origin stories -- Global but uneven : the market for migrant domestic workers -- Part II. The actors -- Stepwise journeys, compared, and contrasted -- The world according to migrant domestic workers -- Inside the...

1. Introduction: Transnational female labour migration -- 2. Managing the border : policy on gendered labour migration and attitudes in Malaysia -- 3. The nice maiden : the different phases of migration -- 4. Repeat migrants : experiences that guided their faith -- 5. Conclusion

This study looks at emigration governance in the context of decentralized Indonesia. It examines various local initiatives that have evolved following the onset of decentralization in Indonesia a decade ago. These initiatives materialized in the form of local regulations (perda). First, we...

Border-crossing on the pearl frontier -- The birth of the pearling zone, 1860-1890 -- Maritime mobility in eastern Indonesia -- Master pearlers on both sides of the frontier -- Labor migration to north Australia, 1901-1941 -- Challenging social segregation -- War on the pearl frontier --...

A bounded global market -- Disdained aliens, stratified others -- Jealous madams and anxious mothers -- Crossing borders and gender divides -- Cinderella with a mobile phone -- Eat, drink, masters and servants

Frontmatter -- contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- Preface -- A Note on Style -- Introduction -- 1 A Bounded Global Market -- 2 Disdained Aliens, Stratified Others -- 3 Jealous Madams and Anxious Mothers -- 4 Crossing Borders and Gender Divides -- 5 Cinderella with a Mobile Phone -- 6 Eat,...