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Capital Culture: Gender at Work in the City
Linda Mcdowell
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Description for Capital Culture: Gender at Work in the City
Paperback. * Cross--disciplinary approach provides a unique insight into the financial services sector. * Theoretical framework and summary is supported by empirical studies of the City after the Big Bang. * Illustrations support the text. . Series: Studies in Urban and Social Change. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFSG; JFSJ1; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 440.
The changing nature of waged work in contemporary advanced industrial nations is one of the most significant aspects of political and economic debate. It is also the subject of intense debate among observers of gender. Capital Culture explores these changes focusing particularly on the gender relations between the men and women who work in the financial services sector. The multiple ways in which masculinities and femininities are constructed is revealed through the analysis of interviews with dealers, traders, analysts and corporate financiers.
The changing nature of waged work in contemporary advanced industrial nations is one of the most significant aspects of political and economic debate. It is also the subject of intense debate among observers of gender. Capital Culture explores these changes focusing particularly on the gender relations between the men and women who work in the financial services sector. The multiple ways in which masculinities and femininities are constructed is revealed through the analysis of interviews with dealers, traders, analysts and corporate financiers.
Drawing on a range of disciplinary approaches, the various ways in which gender segregation is established ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Urban and Social Change
Number of Pages
260
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United States
ISBN
9780631205319
SKU
V9780631205319
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About Linda Mcdowell
Linda McDowell is a Fellow of Newnham College and Lecturer in the Department of Geography, University of Cambridge.
Reviews for Capital Culture: Gender at Work in the City
"Some places are immensely symbolic of economic or political power. One such place, the 'City' in London, has long represented the world of international finance both as objectification (the City 'says this') of that world and as the seat of numerous banking, stockbroking and insurance firms. Lacking has been much attention to the cultural practices upon which this material and ... Read more