Ena Jansen (2019) - Like Family

Authors

  • Violaine Tisseau Institut des mondes africains (France)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51185/journals/rhca.2025.cr04

Keywords:

Domestic work, South Africa, Whiteness, Political Struggles, Archives

Abstract

Reviewed: Ena Jansen, Like Family. Domestic Workers in South African History and Literature – From 1658 to the Present, Johannesburg, Wits University Press, 2019, 359 p.

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Published

2025-02-01

How to Cite

“Ena Jansen (2019) - Like Family”. 2025. Revue D’histoire Contemporaine de L’Afrique, no. 6-7 (February): 1-4. https://doi.org/10.51185/journals/rhca.2025.cr04.