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OverviewAn analytic and historical perspective of literary texts to understand the position of domestic workers in South Africa More than a million black South African women are domestic workers. Precariously situated between urban and rural areas, rich and poor, white and black, these women are at once intimately connected and at a distant remove from the families they serve. Ena Jansen shows that domestic worker relations in South Africa were shaped by the institution of slavery, establishing social hierarchies and patterns of behavior that persist today. To support her argument, Jansen examines the representation of domestic workers in a diverse range of texts in English and Afrikaans. Authors include Andr� Brink, JM Coetzee, Imraan Coovadia, Nadine Gordimer, Elsa Joubert, Antjie Krog, Sindiwe Magona, Kopano Matlwa, Es'kia Mphahlele, Sisonke Msimang, Zukiswa Wanner and Zo� Wicomb. Like Family is an updated version of the award-winning Soos familie (2015) and the highly-acclaimed 2016 Dutch translation, Bijna familie. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ena JansenPublisher: Wits University Press Imprint: Wits University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.730kg ISBN: 9781776144594ISBN 10: 1776144597 Pages: 416 Publication Date: 15 April 2019 Audience: Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Professional & Vocational , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsLike Family deepens our understanding of how the institution both reflects and reproduces the savage inequalities on which our society continues to be based. -Jacklyn Cock, author of Maids and Madams: A Study in the Politics of Exploitation My hope is that Like Family leads to a national dialogue and a reassessment of domestic work. This is an important book for both maids and madams.-Sindiwe Magona, author of To My Children's Children Like Family deepens our understanding of how the institution both reflects and reproduces the savage inequalities on which our society continues to be based.-Jacklyn Cock, author of Maids and Madams: A Study in the Politics of Exploitation Like Family deepens our understanding of how the institution both reflects and reproduces the savage inequalities on which our society continues to be based.-Jacklyn Cock, author of Maids and Madams: A Study in the Politics of Exploitation My hope is that Like Family leads to a national dialogue and a reassessment of domestic work. This is an important book for both maids and madams.-Sindiwe Magona, author of To My Children's Children Author InformationEna Jansen was professor of South African literature at the University of Amsterdam until 2016. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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