The Politics of Women's Work the Paris Garment Trades, 1750-1915
Few issues attracted more attention in the nineteenth century than the ""problem"" of women's work, and few industries posed that problem more urgently than the booming garment industry in Paris. The seamstress represented the quintessential ""working girl, "&...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton :
Princeton University Press
2014.
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| Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Princeton Legacy Library. |
| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b32496679*spi |
| Sumario: | Few issues attracted more attention in the nineteenth century than the ""problem"" of women's work, and few industries posed that problem more urgently than the booming garment industry in Paris. The seamstress represented the quintessential ""working girl, "" and the sewing machine the icon of ""modern"" femininity. The intense speculation and worry that swirled around both helped define many issues of gender and labor that concern us today. Here Judith Coffin presents a fascinating history of the Parisian garment industry, from the unraveling of the guilds in the late 1700s to the first mi. |
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| Descripción Física: | 304 p. |
| Formato: | Forma de acceso: World Wide Web. |
| ISBN: | 9781400864324 |
