More than munitions: women, work and the engineering industries, 1900-1950 / Clare Wightman
by Wightman, Clare
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- ISBN 10
- 0582414350
- ISBN 13
- 9780582414358
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About This Item
London; New York: Longman, 1999. 1st Edition. Softcover. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, and clean. Ex-library copy. Physical description: viii, 207 pages; 22 cm. Contents: 1. Women's employment, 1900-1950 -- 2. The engineering industry, 1900-1950 -- 3. The first world war: munitions work and its impact, 1914-1919 -- 4. Women's employment between the wars -- 5. Disputes: the significance of collective bargaining, 1919-1939 -- 6. ""A specialised line' : women and trade unions, 1919-1939 -- 7. The second world war: dilution, 'An arrangement for men'? -- 8. Would women stay? The effects of war work -- 9. Post-war divisions of labour. Subjects: Women Employment History 20th century. Women in engineering History 20th century. Sexual division of labor History 20th century.Sex role in the work environment History 20th century.
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- Seller
- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
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- Title
- More than munitions: women, work and the engineering industries, 1900-1950 / Clare Wightman
- Author
- Wightman, Clare
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0582414350
- ISBN 13
- 9780582414358
- Publisher
- London; New York: Longman
- Place of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Date Published
- 1999
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