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Women and Work in Britain Since 1840
Gerry Holloway
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Description for Women and Work in Britain Since 1840
Paperback. Examining over 150 years of women's employment history, this student resource considers how class, age, marital status, race and wider economic and political issues have affected women's opportunities and status in the workplace. Series: Women's and Gender History. Num Pages: 320 pages, 9 black & white tables, 5 black & white halftones, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HB; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 498.
The first book of its kind to study this period, Gerry Holloway's essential student resource works chronologically from the early 1840s to the end of the twentieth century and examines over 150 years of women's employment history. With suggestions for research topics, an annotated bibliography to aid further research, and a chronology of important events which places the subject in a broader historical context, Gerry Holloway considers how factors such as class, age, marital status, race and locality, along with wider economic and political issues, have affected women's job opportunities and status. ... Read more
The first book of its kind to study this period, Gerry Holloway's essential student resource works chronologically from the early 1840s to the end of the twentieth century and examines over 150 years of women's employment history. With suggestions for research topics, an annotated bibliography to aid further research, and a chronology of important events which places the subject in a broader historical context, Gerry Holloway considers how factors such as class, age, marital status, race and locality, along with wider economic and political issues, have affected women's job opportunities and status. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Series
Women's and Gender History
Condition
New
Weight
498g
Number of Pages
306
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415259118
SKU
V9780415259118
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Gerry Holloway
Gerry Holloway is a lecturer in Life History and Women's Studies at the Centre for Continuing Education at the University of Sussex. She has written extensively on women's history and the feminist movement and is on the Committee of the Women's History Network.
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