'A remarkable study? Among the many significant theoretical and empirical contributions that Nyamnjoh makes in this study, perhaps most incisive is the intensity with which Africa is incorporated into the consumption practices of global capitalism in that no object, territory or experience is beyond being a locus of often fierce struggle over their disposition and use.'

Introduction : globalisation, mobility, citizenship and xenophobia in Southern Africa -- 1. Mobility, citizenship and xenophobia in South Africa -- 2. Citizenship, mobility and xenophobia in Botswana -- 3. Gender, domesticity, mobility and citizenship -- 4. Maids, mobility and citizenship in Botswana -- 5. Madams and maids : coping with domination and dehumanisation -- 6. Conclusion : requiem for bounded citizenship.