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Despite their peaceful, bucolic appearance, the tree-lined streets of South African suburbia were no refuge from the rac

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At Home with Apartheid : The Hidden Landscapes of Domestic Service in Johannesburg
9780813931647, 9780813928883

European Australia regularly contracted domestic service as a civilizing force, not only because it enabled a cultured l

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In postapartheid Johannesburg, tensions of race and class manifest themselves starkly in struggles over "rights to

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Despite recent research, the 19th-century history of domestic service in empire and its wider implications is underexplo

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In postapartheid Johannesburg, tensions of race and class manifest themselves starkly in struggles over "rights to

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Judith Lowry's voice and experiences make a rich matrix for essays that include discussions of wildflower gardening

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Go from manicured lawn to eco-conscious garden with this step-by-step guide from HGTV star John Gidding. Increased aware

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Home economics provides the first comprehensive history of domestic service in southern Africa’s post-colonial cities. T

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Although the British consider themselves a nation of dog lovers, what we have come to know as the modern dog came into e

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First published in 1997, this volume confronts the common impression of Japan as a successfully homogeneous society whic

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In their compelling examination of what it means to be truly at home on the street, Jason Wasserman and Jeffrey Clair ar

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