Politics of Work - Gender and Labour in Victoria, 1880-1939

Klappentext This book focuses on the workplace in Australia to look at how and why the nature of work changed during the period from the late nineteenth century to World War II. Zusammenfassung Australia has a strong tradition of labour historiography! which until recently has been focused on the institutions of the labour movement: trade unions and labour parties. This book shifts the focus back to the workplace and looks at how and why the nature of work changed during the period from the late nineteenth century to World War II. Inhaltsverzeichnis Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I. Before the Wages Boards: Introduction; 1. 'The advent of machines and women': the clothing industries 1880-1896; 2. 'An age of grim adversity': the boot industry 1880-1896; 3. Drawing the line: the printing industries 1880-1900; Part II. The Wages Board Era: Introduction; 4. 'No more Amazons': the clothing industries, 1897-1919; 5. The workers baffled: the boot industry, 1897-1910; 6. Educating the girls: the printing industries, 1901-1925; Part III. The Era of Federal Wage Fixing: Introduction; 7. Diplomacy and guerilla warfare: the clothing industries, 1919-1939; 8. The Cinderella of the skilled trades: the boot industry, 1911-1939; 9. Marginal matters: the printing industry, 1925-1937; Conclusion; Bibliography.

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• Authors: Rae Frances, Raelene Frances, Raelene (University of New South Wales Frances, Frances Raelene
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 23.11.1993
• EAN: 9780521457729
• ISBN: 978-0-521-45772-9
• No. of pages: 280
• Series: Studies in Australian History; Studies in Australian History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries