Domestic service in the Soviet Union : women's emancipation and the gendered hierarchy of labor /

This innovative study is the first to explore the evolution of domestic service in the Soviet Union. Bringing together gender and labor history, Alissa Klots demonstrates how the Bolshevik regime both facilitated and thwarted domestic workers' efforts to participate in public life and reinvent...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Klots, Alissa (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, [2024].
Series:	New studies in European history.
Subjects:	Women household employees > Soviet Union. Women employees > Soviet Union. Women > Political activity > Soviet Union. Socialism > Soviet Union.

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Summary:	This innovative study is the first to explore the evolution of domestic service in the Soviet Union. Bringing together gender and labor history, Alissa Klots demonstrates how the Bolshevik regime both facilitated and thwarted domestic workers' efforts to participate in public life and reinvent themselves as equal members of society.
Physical Description:	ix, 307 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-304) and index.
ISBN:	9781009467209 1009467204