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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

Working Lives: Gender, Migration and Employment in Britain, 1945-2007

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    Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
    Publication Date: 19/07/2013
    ISBN13: 9781444339185, 978-1444339185
    ISBN10: 1444339184

    Number of Pages: 294

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    Description

    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

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