Laavanya Kathiravelu: 1 book
Migrant Dubai
Low Wage Workers and the Construction of a Global City
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2016
This book analyzes the everyday lives of labour migrants in a rapidly developing city-state. Using the emirate of Dubai as a case study, Migrant Dubai shows that even within highly restrictive mobility regimes, marginalized migrants find ways to cope with structural inequalities and quotidian modes of discrimination.
