Title The politics of work : gender and labour in Victoria 1880-1939 / Raelene Frances

Published Cambridge, Eng. ; Oakleigh, Vic. : Cambridge University Press, 1993

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Description xii, 267 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm Series Studies in Australian history (Cambridge, England) Studies in Australian history (Cambridge, England) Contents Machine derived contents note: 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 warefare: 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 Analysis Industries Personnel Working conditions History Victoria Industries Personnel Working conditions History Victoria Industries Personnel Working conditions History Victoria Notes For tertiary students Includes index Bibliography Bibliography: pages 244-260 Includes index Audience For tertiary students Subject Industrial policy -- Australia -- Victoria -- History. Industries -- Australia -- Victoria -- Case studies. Industries -- Australia -- Victoria -- History. Industries -- Australia -- Victoria -- Case studies. Labor -- Australia -- Victoria -- History. Sexual division of labor -- Australia -- Victoria -- History. Women -- Employment -- Australia. Women -- Employment -- Australia -- Victoria -- History. Work environment -- Australia -- Victoria -- History. Working class -- Australia -- Victoria -- History. SUBJECT Victoria -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh86007556 Victoria http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79046608 -- Economic conditions http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005736 -- 1851-1901 Victoria http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79046608 -- Economic conditions http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005736 -- 1901-1945 Victoria http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79046608 -- Economic conditions. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005736 Victoria http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79046608 -- Industries -- Case studies Victoria http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79046608 -- Industries -- History Victoria http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79046608 -- Social conditions http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2001008850 -- 1851-1901 Victoria http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79046608 -- Social conditions http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2001008850 -- 1901-1945 Victoria http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79046608 -- Social conditions. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2001008850 Genre/Form Case studies. LC no. 93015133 ISBN 0521401992 0521457726 (paperback)

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