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 Britain Includes compelling case studies that combine historical documentation of social change with fascinating first-hand accounts of women's working lives over decades Integrates information gleaned from more than two decades of in-depth research Revealing comparative analysis of the similarities and differences in the lives of immigrant working women in post-war Britain Features real-life accounts of women's under-reported experiences of migration
ISBN: | 9781444339192 |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Imprint: | Wiley Blackwell |
Published date: | 19 Jul 2013 |
DEWEY: | 331.4 |
DEWEY edition: | 23 |
Language: | English |
Number of pages: | xiv, 279 |
Weight: | 508g |
Height: | 238mm |
Width: | 152mm |
Spine width: | 18mm |