1st Edition
Globalising Housework Domestic Labour in Middle-class London Homes,1850-1914
By Laura Humphreys
Copyright 2021
234 Pages
23 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
234 Pages
23 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
234 Pages
23 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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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. The period between 1850 and 1914 was one of fundamental global change, when London homes were subject to new expanding influences that shaped how residents cleaned, ate, and cared for family. It was... Read more
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
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
Biography
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.
