Domestic Service in Australia by B W Higman

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Ex-library with no external stickers. Internal stickers on inside front and back covers have been covered with blank white stickers. Date due slip on front endpage has been covered with blank ex libris sticker. Stamp on imprint page. Minimal wear to book corners and edges. Dust Jacket has only light creasing to edges.

This is the first comprehensive account of the lives of domestic servants in Australia. Domestic service was more common in Australia than in England until 1860 and more common than in the United States until 1940.