Knowing Their Place: Domestic Service in Twentieth-Century Britain

Knowing Their Place: Domestic Service in Twentieth-Century Britain
ISBN-10
0199572941
ISBN-13
9780199572946
Category
History
Pages
260
Language
English
Published
2011-06-16
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Author
Lucy Delap

Description

Knowing Their Place offers a fascinating look at the relationships of antagonism and friendship, disgust and desire, that marked domestic service in twentieth century Britain.

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