Biting the Dust: The Joys of Housework by Horsfield, Margaret - 1998

Paperback. Very Good.

HarperCollins Publishers Limited. Used - Very Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Fourth Estate, Limited. Used - Good.

Fourth Estate, Limited. Used - Very Good.

Fourth Estate, Great Britain, 1998. Softcover. Very Good Condition. 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. 292 pages. Light tanning to pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Women's Studies; Sociology & Culture; Sociology. ISBN: 1857026756. ISBN/EAN: 9781857026757. Inventory No: 247582. . 9781857026757

Fourth Estate, 1998. Paperback Biting the Dust: The Joys of Housework 292pp, index. B&W photos and illus. An erudite and witty examination of the obsesion with cleaning and cleanliness in the world of household chores, from the maid who recorded in detail the low and dirty chores of her daily life to the woman who sent her small daughter to pad in other people's houses to check for dirt. crease to back corner (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions, Reference books ,and all types of Academic Literature.). 1st Paperback Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall Octavo. Paperback.

Fourth Estate, 1998-08-06. Paperback. Very Good. 2.1983 in x 19.5851 in x 12.7903 in. Uncreased spine. Free from inscriptions. \r\n\r\n