Capital culture : gender at work in the city /
The changing nature of waged work in contemporary advanced industrial nations is one of the most significant aspects of political and economic debate. It is also the subject of intense debate among observers of gender. Capital Culture explores these changes focusing particularly on the gender relati...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford, UK ; Malden, Mass. :
Blackwell Publishers,
1997.
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| Series: | Studies in urban and social change.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | The changing nature of waged work in contemporary advanced industrial nations is one of the most significant aspects of political and economic debate. It is also the subject of intense debate among observers of gender. Capital Culture explores these changes focusing particularly on the gender relations between the men and women who work in the financial services sector. The multiple ways in which masculinities and femininities are constructed is revealed through the analysis of interviews with dealers, traders, analysts and corporate financiers. Drawing on a range of disciplinary approaches, t. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvi, 240 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-235) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780470712894 0470712899 9780470712641 0470712643 9780631205319 0631205314 9786611840686 6611840680 |