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A social study of the "black and white amahs" - a unique group of women who became an integral part of thousands of Chinese and expatriate homes in Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong from the 1930s to the 1970s, as the family servants.
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- EditoreOUP Australia and New Zealand
- Data di pubblicazione1991
- ISBN 10 0195885554
- ISBN 13 9780195885552
- RilegaturaCopertina flessibile
- Numero di pagine195
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Superior Servants
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OUP Australia and New Zealand
(1991)
ISBN 10: 0195885554
ISBN 13: 9780195885552
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Descrizione libro paperback. Condizione: Very Good. 1991 Oxford University Press (Singapore, Malaysia), 7 3/8 x 9 3/4 inches tall paperbound, copiously illustrated with black-and-white photographs and maps, xviii, 177 pp. Slight soiling, rubbing and edgewear to covers, with minor creasing to tips. Otherwise, a very good copy - clean, bright and unmarked. Uncommon in dust jacket. ~SP26~ [1.5P] This book focuses on a unique group of women who became an integral part of thousands of Chinese and expatriate homes in Singapore, Malaysia, and Hong Kong from the 1930s to the 1970s - the amahs who hailed from the Pearl River Delta of Guangdong Province in China. Single, illiterate, and of peasant background, the amah served as nanny, cook, parlormaid, housemaid, and laundress, providing a standard of service and displaying a degree of loyalty unparalleled either before or since. Gaw discusses the traditional role and inferior status of women in China, the unique customs and work practices of the Pearl River Delta which allowed the women there to obtain a degree of independence unknown in other parts of China, and the reasons for the mass migration of Cantonese women in the 1930s. Codice articolo SP26-0342-14326
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Superior Servants
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Descrizione libro paperback. Condizione: Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used textbooks may not include companion materials such as access codes, etc. May have some wear or writing/highlighting. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!. Codice articolo S_379018888
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