Limited Livelihoods: Gender and Class in Nineteenth Century England

by Sonya O. Rose

Overview

Integrating analytical tools from feminist theory, cultural studies and sociology to illuminate detailed historical evidence, Sonya Rose argues that gender was a central organizing principle of the nineteenth-century industrial transformation in England. She elaborates a cultural theory of gender that suggests why it is an inherent aspect of all social and economic relations. Analysing employer strategies and state policies and the role of work in family life, she demonstrates that neither industrial transformation nor class relations can be understood when reduced to gender-neutral and abstract forces.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781134934393
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/02/2003
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	320
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Sonya O. Rose

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 “Maintaining the Industrial Supremacy of the Country”; Chapter 3 “We Never Sought Protection for the Men Nor Do We Now”; Chapter 4 “To Do the Best You Can”; Chapter 5 “Mary Had a Little Loom”; Chapter 6 “Manliness, Virtue, and Self-Respect”; Chapter 7 “Brothers and Sisters in Distress”; Chapter 8 Conclusions and Afterthoughts;

Editorial Reviews

‘The strength of Rose's book lies in its stimulaitng discussion of gender as a historical force in the industrial development of 19th century England. ... this is a timely book.' - Fiona Terry Chandler Midland History

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