Laura Humphreys

Globalising Housework (eBook, ePUB)

Domestic Labour in Middle-class London Homes,1850-1914

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book shows how international influences profoundly shaped the 'English' home of Victorian and Edwardian London; homes which, in turn, influenced Britain's (and Britons') place on the world stage.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 234
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. April 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000374858
• Artikelnr.: 61314696

Autorenporträt

Laura Humphreys is Curatorial & Collections Engagement Project Manager at the Science Museum Group, UK. She was a project curator at the National Maritime Museum, following completion of a PhD at Queen Mary University of London, in collaboration with the Museum of the Home.

Inhaltsangabe

1 Introduction
2 A Nation uncomfortable at Home
3 Changing Tastes: Foreign Food and Cookery
4 Soap and Glory: Cleaning London homes
5 Infant Empires: Childcare and the Wider World
6 Conclusion: Global Homes in London Houses
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