Biting the Dust
Joys of Housework
Margaret Horsfield(Author)
Fourth Estate Ltd (Publisher)
Published on 6. August 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-1-85702-675-7 (ISBN)
Description
This is an examination of women's obsession with cleaning and cleanliness, such as those who clean their skirting boards with Q-tips or vacuum-clean the lampshades, and a mother who, upon her son's suicide, shed not a tear but scoured the kitchen floor with steel wool three nights running. The book explores the social, historical and psychological aspects of housework, and features three categories of women (and men): people interviewed by the author, historical figures, and characters from novels and advertising.
More details
Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Illustrations
8 illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 197 mm
Width: 129 mm
Weight
260 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85702-675-7 (9781857026757)
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