The Kitchen Spoon's Handle

by Michele Ruth Gamburd

Book Overview

A common Sinhala proverb states, "A woman's understanding reaches only the length of the kitchen spoon's handle." In this beautifully written book on the effects of female migration from Sri Lanka, Michele Ruth Gamburd shows that the length of that handle now spans several thousand miles, rather than a mere twelve inches.During the past twenty years, a great many Sri Lankan women have left their homes and families to work as housemaids in the wealthy...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801486440
• ISBN13: 9780801486449
• Release Date: October 2000
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher