03185nam 2200649 a 450 991014160620332120200520144314.01-118-34922-91-118-34925-31-118-34924-5(CKB)2670000000356021(EBL)1180240(OCoLC)842881884(OCoLC)824120028(MiAaPQ)EBC1180240(DLC) 2013001453(Au-PeEL)EBL1180240(CaPaEBR)ebr10700049(CaONFJC)MIL487229(PPN)177350660(EXLCZ)99267000000035602120130109d2013 uy 0engurcn|||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierWorking lives[electronic resource] gender, migration and employment in Britain, 1945-2007 /Linda McDowellChichester, West Sussex John Wiley & Sons Inc.20131 online resource (295 p.)RGS-IBG book seriesDescription based upon print version of record.1-4443-3919-2 1-4443-3918-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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 documentation of social change with fascinating first-hand accounts of women's working lives over decades Integrates information gleaned from more than two decades of in-depthRGS-IBG book series.Women foreign workersGreat BritainHistory20th centuryImmigrant womenEmploymentGreat BritainHistory20th centuryImmigrant womenGreat BritainSocial conditions20th centuryGreat BritainEmigration and immigrationSocial aspectsHistory20th centuryGreat BritainEmigration and immigrationEconomic aspectsHistory20th centuryGreat BritainEconomic conditions20th centuryGreat BritainSocial conditions1945-Women foreign workersHistoryImmigrant womenEmploymentHistoryImmigrant womenSocial conditions331.4McDowell Linda1949-275981MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910141606203321Working lives2168819UNINA