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Author King, Alison Jill.

Title Domestic service in post-apartheid South Africa : deference and disdain / Alison Jill King.

Publication Info. Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate Pub. Co., [2007]
©2007

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 214 pages) : illustrations
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 204-209) and index.
Contents Theoretical considerations and hidden meanings -- Comparative and global considerations -- Political economy -- White employers and servants I -- White employers and servants II -- Non-white employers and servants -- Conclusion.
Summary Set within the context of post-apartheid South Africa, the author examines the lives of women in domestic service to discover whether the dismantling of apartheid has ameliorated the poor pay and conditions of this marginalized workforce.
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Subject Women household employees -- South Africa.
Women household employees.
South Africa.
Oppression (Psychology)
Oppression (Psychology)
Oppression (Psychology) in literature.
Racism -- South Africa.
Racism.
Sexism -- South Africa.
Sexism.
Classism -- South Africa.
Classism.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Subject Racism.
Sexism.
Other Form: Print version: King, Alison Jill. Domestic service in post-apartheid South Africa. Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate Pub. Co., ©2007 9780754632757 075463275X (DLC) 2006031456 (OCoLC)71778986
ISBN 9780754688488 (electronic book)
0754688488 (electronic book)
9780754632757 (alkaline paper)
075463275X (alkaline paper)