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Ladies and Gentlemen of the Civil Service : Middle-Class Workers in Victorian America.

Drawing from workers' applications, testimonies, and other primary documents, this book examines the changing roles of federal civil servants during the crucial period between 1860 and 1900 as they formed part of the first white-collar bureaucracy in the United States.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Aron, Cindy Sondik
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1987.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Chapter One. Introduction; PART ONE: Reluctant Pioneers; Chapter Two. The Gentlemen; Chapter Three. The Ladies; PART TWO: A Developing Bureaucracy; Chapter Four. Feminization, Rationalization, Mechanization; Chapter Five. Getting a Job, Keeping a Job, Winning a Promotion; PART THREE: A Sexually Integrated, Middle-Class Workplace; Chapter Six. Adapting to a New Style of Middle-Class Work; Chapter Seven. Manners, Morals, and Money; Chapter Eight. Conclusion; Appendix. Sources and Methods; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W.