| Women Workers on Strike: Narratives of Southern Women Unionists Contributor(s): Newton, Roxanne (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415981476 ISBN-13: 9780415981477 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $161.50 Product Type: Hardcover Published: November 2006 Annotation: Gender, class, and culture merge in the lived experiences of women on strike in the South. This book examines women unionists' life histories through the lens of narrative analysis, interpreting their multiple perspectives as four coherent discourse communities: social activists, union feminists, women martyrs, and women whose identities are defined by their work in non-traditional fields. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Labor & Industrial Relations - History | United States - General |
| Dewey: 331.479 |
| LCCN: 2006022438 |
| Series: Studies in American Popular History and Culture |
| Physical Information: 0.65" H x 6.24" W x 9.24" (0.87 lbs) 200 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Gender, class, and culture merge in the lived experiences of women on strike in the South. This book examines women unionists' life histories through the lens of narrative analysis, interpreting their multiple perspectives as four coherent discourse communities: social activists, union feminists, women martyrs, and women whose identities are defined by their work in non-traditional fields. |