At a Moment’s Notice: Indonesian Maids Write on Their Lives Abroad myanmar politics Edited by Michael Hitchcock

Edited by Michael Hitchcock

Features over one hundred illustrations

The contributors offer a range of new studies of warfare in local areas within the region

the agitation leading to the abdication of the Marcos dictatorship in the mid-1980s

Sarasin Viraphol’s careful reconstruction of the tributary trade pinpoints the creative subversions

At a Moment’s Notice: Indonesian Maids Write on Their Lives Abroad myanmar politics Edited by Michael HitchcockEdited and translated by Jafar Suryomenggolo Highlights 23 short stories by Indonesian domestic workers on their lives working abroad. Gives voice to the hopes, fears and everyday reality of maids lives. First translation into English of this lively, migrant literature. Offers startling new insights on female migration. Life abroad for Indonesian women hired as domestic workers is more than the job. In their spare time, some will plan a better life