Labours lost : domestic service and the making of modern England / Carolyn Steedman
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TextPublication details: Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2009Description: 410p. PbkISBN: 9780521736237Subject(s): Household employees - Great Britain - History - 18th century | Country homes - Great Britain - History - 18th century | Great Britain - Social life and customs - 18th centuryDDC classification: 331.761 STE
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Machine generated contents note: Prologue: the servant's dream; 1. Introduction: a new view of society; 2. Servants numberless: theories of labour and property; 3. Frances Hamilton's labour; Necessity: 4. Lord Mansfield's women; 5. In a free state; Horses: 6. The law of everyday life; 7. Policing society; servant-stories: 8. Servants and childcare: Ann Mead's murder; 9. Food for thought; 10. An ode on a dishclout; 11. A servant's wages; Stays: 12. Conclusion: the needs of things.
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| 331.702 THE The A-Z of careers and jobs | 331.702 TOB The book of jobs : exclusive careers guidance from insiders / | 331.702 TOB The book of jobs : exclusive careers guidance from insiders / | 331.761 STE Labours lost : domestic service and the making of modern England / | 331.798 BOS Low-wage work in Germany | 331.798 CAR Low-wage work in France | 331.798 LLO Low-wage work in the United Kingdom |
<p>Includes bibliographical references and index.</p>
Machine generated contents note: Prologue: the servant's dream; 1. Introduction: a new view of society; 2. Servants numberless: theories of labour and property; 3. Frances Hamilton's labour; Necessity: 4. Lord Mansfield's women; 5. In a free state; Horses: 6. The law of everyday life; 7. Policing society; servant-stories: 8. Servants and childcare: Ann Mead's murder; 9. Food for thought; 10. An ode on a dishclout; 11. A servant's wages; Stays: 12. Conclusion: the needs of things.
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