Patterns of Labour
Work and Social Change in the Pottery Industry
Richard Whipp(Author)
Routledge (Publisher)
Published on 6. September 1990
Book
Hardback
272 pages
978-0-415-03076-2 (ISBN)
Description
Patterns of Labour explores the interaction between the home, paid work, and the individual. It explores how social relations both shape and are shaped by the context in which they occur. In a detailed examination of the pottery industries in Britain and the United States over two centuries, Richard Whipp considers the far-reaching effects of industrialization, economic migration, changing notions of gender, and unionization. The author also remedies a major omission in the historical development of work. By using an industry that has seen great change, both technological and organisational, he provides a rich source of data on evolving industrial and social patterns.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
Weight
400 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-03076-2 (9780415030762)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
The pottery industry - historical development of the industry, industrial structure 1890-1930, product markets and industrial performance, foreign industry, conclusion; work and home - the production process and the division of labour, workshop custom and practice, wages, the social relations of the workplace, family, home and work, conclusion; trade unionism in the pottery industry - from craft to amalgamated union, union structure and originisation, membership, conclusion; potters, masters and union - the pottery firm, management, industrial relations, conclusion.