'Hugely enjoyable' - Kathryn Hughes, Guardian Glorious ... Full of
eyebrow-raising and laughter-inducing vignettes' - Daily Telegraph
Servants is the social history of the last century through the eyes of
those who served. From the butler, the footman, the maid and the cook
of 1900 to the au pairs, cleaners and childminders who took their
place seventy years later, a previously unheard class offers a fresh
perspective on a dramatic century. Here, the voices of servants and
domestic staff are at last brought to life: their daily household
routines, attitudes towards their employers, and to each other, throw
into sharp and intimate relief the period of feverish social change
through which they lived. Sweeping in its scope, extensively
researched and brilliantly observed, Servants is an original and
fascinating portrait of twentieth-century Britain; an authoritative
history that will change and challenge the way we look at society.
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A Downstairs View of Twentieth-century Britain
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781408834077
Publisert
2015
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Utgiver
Vendor
Bloomsbury Publishing
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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