Globalising Housework

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.

Autorentext

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.

Klappentext

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.

Inhalt
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