The promise of exchange : production, circulation, and consumption within Chinatown ethnographies -- The universality of exchange : Japanese American travel narratives and the emergence of the global citizen -- The embodiment of exchange : Asian mail-order brides, the threat of global...

"Dirty Work sheds light on the complex relationships between women employers and their household help in the early 20th century through their representations in literature, including women's magazines, conduct manuals, and particularly female-authored fiction. Domestic service brought together...

Der renommierte US-amerikanische Journalist sieht die USA und hier vor allem den viel besungenen "Amerikanischen Traum", wonach jeder hart arbeitende Mensch zu Wohlstand gelangen kann, in Auflösung begriffen. Längst seien Wall Street und andere Wirtschaftsgiganten an der Macht, die bewirkten,...