Description
Product ID: | 9780822325543 |
Product Form: | Hardback |
Country of Manufacture: | US |
Title: | Race on the Line |
Subtitle: | Gender, Labor, and Technology in the Bell System, 1880-1980 |
Authors: | Author: Venus Green |
Page Count: | 392 |
Subjects: | History of the Americas, History of the Americas, History, History, Feminism and feminist theory, Political science and theory, Labour / income economics, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, Feminism & feminist theory, Political science & theory, Labour economics, USA, c 1800 to c 1900, 20th century |
Description: | Select Guide Rating Addresses the convergence of race, gender, and technology in the telephone industry. This book shows how, as technology changed from a manual process to a computerised one, sexual and racial stereotypes enabled management to manipulate both the workers and the workplace. |
Imprint Name: | Duke University Press |
Publisher Name: | Duke University Press |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2001-05-02 |