Deborah Simonton

A History of European Women's Work

1700 to the Present

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

"A History of European Women's Work" draws together recent research, lively personal accounts and statistical evidence to take an overview of trends in women's work from the pre-industrial period to the present. Deborah Simonton discusses the definition of work within and without patriarchal families, the status of work and the skills involved. She examines local as well as Europe-wide developments, contrasting countries such as Britain, Germany and France. She considers women's own perceptions of work and its place in their lives as well as age and class, to present a rounded account of the shifting patterns of employment and the continuities which are evident in the women's own experience.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 350
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. August 1998
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 243mm x 164mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 674g
• ISBN-13: 9780415055314
• ISBN-10: 0415055318
• Artikelnr.: 22036997

Autorenporträt

Deborah Simonton teaches at the University of Aberdeen. Her publications include Women in Higher Education: Past, Present and future and Gendering Scottish History.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Introduction
Part 1 The Eighteenth Century, C. 1700-90
Chapter 2 Women, Household and Farm
Chapter 3 Making, Selling, Serving
Chapter 4 Location, Skill and Status
Part 2 The Nineteenth Century, C. 1790-1880
Chapter 5 Domesticity, the Invention of Housework, and Domestic Service
Chapter 6 Rural Romen-Farmhouse and Agriculture
Chapter 7 Industry, Commerce and Public Service
Chapter 8 Continuity and Change
Part 3 The Twentieth Century, C. 1880-1980
Chapter 9 Home and Work
Chapter 10 Continuities in Country and Town
Chapter 11 New Work
Chapter 12 Conclusion