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189 pages : 20 cm "We view domestic service today as an undesirable job, owing to the class divide it has come to represent, and this is reflected in the portrayals of mistresses and servants in books and on the screen. But what do we really know about how girls felt when taking up these positions in other people's houses, or how they were treated? Pamela Horn uses first-hand accounts and reminiscences, as well as official records and newspaper reports, to extract the truth about the lives and status of men and women in domestic service from 1939 to the present." --Banc cover Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-185) Part one: the Second World War and beyond: The oressure of war -- The role of the National Institute of Houseworkers -- The foreign contribution -- Part two: the final decades: The domestic scene -- Hotels and catering

Author

Horn, Pamela, author

Publisher

Amberley Publishing

Published

2014

Language

EN

ISBN

9781445618982

Subjects

Economics, Management, History