Michael Heller

London Clerical Workers, 1880-1914

Development of the Labour Market

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This study is based on a wide range of business sources as well as newspapers, journals, novels and oral history, allowing Heller to put forward a new interpretation of working conditions for London clerks, highlighting the ways in which clerical work changed and modernized over this period.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Januar 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 390g
• ISBN-13: 9781138661332
• ISBN-10: 1138661333
• Artikelnr.: 45332160

Autorenporträt

Michael Heller

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Chapter 1 Changing Worlds and Changing People: A Definition of the Late Victorian and Edwardian London Clerk
Chapter 2 The Clerk, The Office and Work: Changing Horizons
Chapter 3 Attitudes of the Clerk Towards Work
Chapter 4 Work, Income, Promotion and Stability: The Late Victorian and Edwardian London Clerk Revisited
Chapter 5 The Mechanization and Feminization of the Office, 1870-1914: Threats or Opportunities?
Chapter 6 Education, Merit and Patronage: The London Clerical Market
Chapter 7 Commercial Education and The Clerk
Chapter 8 Clerical Trade Unions, Associations and Collective Organizations
conclusion Conclusion