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

By:

King, Alison Jill

Material type: Text

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780754688488
0754688488
1281208787
9781281208781
9786611208783
661120878X

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Domestic service in post-apartheid South Africa.DDC classification:

331.4/816480968 22

LOC classification:

HD6072.2.S6 K56 2007eb

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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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Includes bibliographical references (pages 204-209) and index.

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.