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Distant Companions : Servants and Employers in Zambia, 1900–1985 by Karen Tranberg Hansen; National Endowment for the Humanities Open Book Program is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Distant Companions : Servants and Employers in Zambia, 1900–1985 about?

__Distant Companions__ tells the fascinating story of the lives and times of domestic servants and their employers in Zambia from the beginning of white settlement during the colonial period until after independence. Emphasizing the interactive nature of relationships of domination, the book is useful for readers who seek to understand the dynamics of domestic service in a variety of settings. In order to examine the servant- employer relationship within the context of larger political and economic processes, Karen Tranberg Hansen employs an unusual combination of methods, including analysis of historical documents, travelogues, memoirs, literature, and life histories, as well as anthropological fieldwork, survey research, and participant observation.

Who reads Distant Companions : Servants and Employers in Zambia, 1900–1985?

Author

Karen Tranberg Hansen; National Endowment for the Humanities Open Book Program

Publisher

Cornell University Press

Published

2018

Language

EN

ISBN

9781501719950

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Political Science, Anthropology, History