Globalising Housework - Domestic Labour in Middle-Class London Homes,1850-1914

This book shows how international influences profoundly shaped the 'English' home of Victorian and Edwardian London; homes which, in turn, influenced Britain's (and Britons') place on the world stage.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 Introduction; 2 A Nation uncomfortable at Home; 3 Changing Tastes: Foreign Food and Cookery; 4 Soap and Glory: Cleaning London homes; 5 Infant Empires: Childcare and the Wider World; 6 Conclusion: Global Homes in London Houses; Bibliography

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Laura Humphreys is Curatorial & Collections Engagement Project Manager at the Science Museum Group, UK. She was a project curator at the National Maritime Museum, following completion of a PhD at Queen Mary University of London, in collaboration with the Museum of the Home.

Zusammenfassung

This book shows how international influences profoundly shaped the ‘English’ home of Victorian and Edwardian London; homes which, in turn, influenced Britain’s (and Britons’) place on the world stage.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Laura Humphreys
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 09.01.2023
• EAN: 9780367626839
• ISBN: 978-0-367-62683-9
• Seiten: 222
• Serie: H.O.M.E
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Regional- und Ländergeschichte; London, Greater London, European History, Social & cultural history, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, British & Irish history, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Social and cultural history, Human Geography