Distant companions servants and employers in Zambia, 1900-1985
Distant Companions tells the fascinating story of the lives and times of domestic servants and their employers in Zambia from the beginning of white settlement during the colonial period until after independence. Emphasizing the interactive nature of relationships of domination, the book is useful f...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Ithaca
Cornell University Press
1989, 1989
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| Series: | Anthropology of contemporary issues
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| Collection: | JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | Distant Companions tells the fascinating story of the lives and times of domestic servants and their employers in Zambia from the beginning of white settlement during the colonial period until after independence. Emphasizing the interactive nature of relationships of domination, the book is useful for readers who seek to understand the dynamics of domestic service in a variety of settings. In order to examine the servant- employer relationship within the context of larger political and economic processes, Karen Tranberg Hansen employs an unusual combination of methods, including analysis of historical documents, travelogues, memoirs, literature, and life histories, as well as anthropological fieldwork, survey research, and participant observation |
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| Physical Description: | xv, 321 p. |
| ISBN: | 1501719963 0801422175 9780801495465 0801495466 9780801422171 |