Class and gender in British labour history. Renewing the debate (or starting it?)
"Politics constructs gender and gender constructs politics: this is a central theme in this collection of essays which seek not only to write a history that focus on women's experiences but seeks also to analyse those dynamic forces that have shaped that history. It examines the 'maki...
| Institution: | ETUI-European Trade Union Institute |
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| Format: | TEXT |
| Language: | English |
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Monmouth
2011
Merlin Press |
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| Online Access: | https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19178963124919961459-Class-and-gender-in-British-la.htm |
| Summary: | "Politics constructs gender and gender constructs politics: this is a central theme in this collection of essays which seek not only to write a history that focus on women's experiences but seeks also to analyse those dynamic forces that have shaped that history.
It examines the 'making' of the other half of the working class - women - as workers, trade unionists and political activists, and seeks to weave together intricate relationship between class and gender, particular within the process of industrialization. It is because the class/gender relationship has often been either ignored or misunderstood that it has been possible to write general histories of the labour movement in which women are hardly mentioned.
It features contributions from leading and up-and-coming women labour historians, essays are in three sections:
the labour market/work (typical and atypical); trade unions; and politics.
While not presenting a chronological survey, it nonetheless (re)visits the terrain vacated by standard labour history. Each chapter is an original and analytical monograph in its own right, while at the same time reflecting an important aspect of the main theme of the book outlined above. " |
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| Physical Description: | 221 p. Paper |