04244cam a2200853 i 4500 ocn824120028 OCoLC 20171112122410.0 m o d cr ||||||||||| 130111s2013 enk ob 001 0 eng 2013001453 9781118349243 (ePub) 1118349245 (ePub) 9781118349236 (MobiPocket) 1118349237 (MobiPocket) 9781118349250 (Adobe PDF) 1118349253 (Adobe PDF) 9781118349229 (electronic bk.) 1118349229 (electronic bk.) 1299559794 9781299559790 9781444339192 (cloth) 9781444339185 (pbk.) 1444339192 (cloth) 1444339184 (pbk.) 10.1002/9781118349229 doi AU@ 000053305948 DEBBG BV041135154 DEBBG BV041912165 DEBSZ 39753468X DEBSZ 431401780 DKDLA 820120-katalog:000664297 NZ1 15340364 AU@ 000058373279 DEBBG BV043395297 (OCoLC)824120028 (OCoLC)842881884 487229 MIL DLC eng rda pn DLC DG1 N$T CUS E7B CDX GPM NOC UMC LRU IDEBK MHW YDXCP EBLCP AZU MEAUC DEBSZ OCLCO DEBBG OCLCQ OCLCO COO OCLCO QGK pcc e-uk--- MAIN HD8398.A2 BUS 038000 bisacsh POL 013000 bisacsh 331.4 23 McDowell, Linda, 1949- Working lives : gender, migration and employment in Britain, 1945-2007 / Linda McDowell. [electronic resource] Chichester, West Sussex : Wiley Blackwell, 2013. 1 online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier RGS-IBG book series 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 BritainIncludes compelling case studies that combine historical documentation of social change with fascinating first-hand accounts of women's working lives over decadesIntegrates information gleaned from more than two decades of in-dept. Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher. Women foreign workers Great Britain History 20th century. Women immigrants Employment Great Britain History 20th century. Women immigrants Great Britain Social conditions 20th century. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Labor. bisacsh POLITICAL SCIENCE Labor & Industrial Relations. bisacsh 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- Electronic books. Electronic books. local Print version: McDowell, Linda, 1949- Working lives. Chichester, West Sussex : John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2013 9781444339192 (DLC) 2012051591 RGS-IBG book series. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781118349229 Wiley Online Library ddc BK 206349 206349