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Shadow Mothers

- Nannies, Au Pairs, and the Micropolitics of Mothering

About Shadow Mothers

Focuses on an aspect of contemporary motherhood often hidden from view: the need for paid childcare by women returning to the workforce, and the complex bonds mothers forge with the 'shadow mothers' they hire. This work locates the roots of individual skirmishes between mothers and their childcare providers in broader cultural and social tensions.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780520222328
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 288
  • Published:
  • February 8, 2011
  • Dimensions:
  • 152x229x23 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 499 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: October 26, 2025

Description of Shadow Mothers

Focuses on an aspect of contemporary motherhood often hidden from view: the need for paid childcare by women returning to the workforce, and the complex bonds mothers forge with the 'shadow mothers' they hire. This work locates the roots of individual skirmishes between mothers and their childcare providers in broader cultural and social tensions.

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