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Autore |
McDowell Linda <1949-> |
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Titolo |
Working lives [[electronic resource] ] : gender, migration and employment in Britain, 1945-2007 / / Linda McDowell |
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Chichester, West Sussex, : John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2013 |
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ISBN |
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1-118-34922-9 |
1-118-34925-3 |
1-118-34924-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (295 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Women foreign workers - Great Britain - History - 20th century |
Immigrant women - Employment - Great Britain - History - 20th century |
Immigrant women - Great Britain - Social conditions - 20th century |
Great Britain Emigration and immigration Social aspects History 20th century |
Great Britain Emigration and immigration Economic aspects History 20th century |
Great Britain Economic conditions 20th century |
Great Britain Social conditions 1945- |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Chapter1 leaving home: migration and working lives -- Gendering labour geographies and histories -- The transformation of Britain -- Post-war reconstruction, 1945-1951 -- Coming home: the heart of empire, 1948-1968 -- Years of struggle, 1968-1979 -- Privilege and inequality, 1979-1997 -- Back to the future: diversity and precarious labour, 1997-2007 -- Full circle, 1945-2007. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Full of unique and compelling insights into the working lives of migrant women in the UK, this book draws on more than two decades of in-depth research to explore the changing nature of women's employment in post-war Britain. A first-rate example of theoretically located empirical analysis of labour market change in contemporary Britain Includes compelling case studies that combine historical |
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