Women and Work Culture: Britain c.1850-1950

By Louise A. Jackson

This volume brings together an interdisciplinary collection of essays on the cultural practices and identities associated with women's work in modern Britain. The volume is divided into five thematic sections: the meaning of work, factory labour, youth, medicine and science, and women and war. The essays examine a wide-range of primary sources including literary fiction, popular magazines, social commentaries, oral testimony and autobiographical writing.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0754650502
• ISBN13: 9780754650508
• Release Date: August 2005
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"