Superior Servants: The Legendary Cantonese Amahs of the Far East
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Kenneth Gaw
A fascinating study of an almost forgotten calling, the amahs who were the mainstay of many expatriate and well to do families in the British colonial territories of Hong Kong, Malaya and Singapore. They were often the main servant of the household, juggling a variety of roles as nanny, cook and maid, working long days for little pay or holidays. In this book, Gaw, who himself was brought up by an amah, through interviews with several amahs, discovers their origins, work experience and motivation. Very Good Paperback. Reprint. Originally [published in 1988 177 pages. For further details please see the scanned contents page.
Weight: 1 kg Post free within Malaysia
Published by The Oxford University Press, Singapore 1991.
Condition : The book has virtually no marks except for very faint tanning of the inside front cover where there is also a previous owner's name in pencil
