Cultures of servitude modernity, domesticity, and class in India - Ray, Raka.; Qayum, Seemin; ProQuest (Firm) (Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2009)
Approaching servitude in Kolkata -- Colonial legacies and spatial transformations : from the big house to the flat -- Between family retainer and freelancer -- Disquieting transitions : from 'part of the family' to the wage contract -- The failure of patriarchy -- The cultivation and cleavage of distinction -- Traveling cultures of servitude : loyalty and betrayal in New York and Kolkata.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-248) and index.
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Keywords: Household employees -- India -- History; Master and servant -- India -- History; Social classes -- India -- History; India -- Social conditions; Electronic books