Women on the line

Presents an ethnographic classic of the work in a British motor components factory. Recording the experience of migrant women from Ireland, the Caribbean, and the Indian subcontinent with the immediacy of a diary, this title provides an account of the daily routines of repetitive work, and the tempo...

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Main Authors: Glucksmann, Miriam (Author), Cavendish, Ruth , 1946 (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Routledge , c2009
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Online Access:Table of contents only
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Summary:Presents an ethnographic classic of the work in a British motor components factory. Recording the experience of migrant women from Ireland, the Caribbean, and the Indian subcontinent with the immediacy of a diary, this title provides an account of the daily routines of repetitive work, and the temporalities of work, home, children and leisure
Item Description:Previous ed entered under Ruth Cavendish
Physical Description:xliii, 172 p., [13] p. of plates : ill. ; 22 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:0203883837 (e book)
0415476410 (hbk.)
0415476429 (pbk.)
9780203883839 (e book)
9780415476416 (hbk.)
9780415476423 (pbk.)