Description
Book SynopsisValerie L. Garver is Associate Professor of History at Northern Illinois University, USA. A specialist in Carolingian social and cultural history, she has published on women, childhood, family, and material culture (especially textiles). She is the author of
Women and Aristocratic Culture in the Carolingian World (2009).
Table of ContentsList of Figures General Editors’ Preface Contributor Notes Introduction –
Valerie L. Garver (Northern Illinois University, USA) 1. The Economy of Work –
James Davis (Queen’s University Belfast, UK) 2. Picturing Work –
Deirdre Jackson (Fitzwilliam Museum, UK) 3. Work and Workplaces -
Marie D’Aguanno Ito (American University, USA) 4. Workplace Cultures –
Peter Stabel (University of Antwerp, Belgium) 5. Work, Skill, and Technology -
Valerie L. Garver (Northern Illinois University, USA) 6. Work and Mobility -
Nicholas Dean Brodie (Independent Scholar, Australia) 7. Work and Society –
Holly J. Grieco (Siena College, USA) 8. The Political Culture of Work –
Robert Braid (University of Montpellier, France) 9. Work and Leisure -
Jeremy Goldberg and Emma Martin (both University of York, UK) Notes Further Readings Index
