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Servants : a downstairs history of Britain from the nineteenth century to modern times

text Servants : a downstairs history of Britain from the nineteenth century to modern times

Summary

A compassionate and discerning exploration of the complex relationship between the server, the served, and the world they lived in, Servants opens a window onto British society from the Edwardian period to the present.

Contents
Preface -- The symbolic pantomime -- "A sort of silence and embarrassment" -- The dainty life -- "A seat in the hall" -- Centralising the egg yolks -- Popinjays and mob caps -- The desire for perfection -- "Some poor girl's got to go up and down, ... Read more
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Publisher
2013

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Woodmere (Main Branch) 941.082 LET in Adult Non-fiction Available

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