Hey, waitress! : the USA from the other side of the tray /

Alison Owings travelled the USA from border to border and coast to coast, to hear firsthand what waitresses think about their lives, their work and their world. Part journalism, part oral history, "Hey, Waitress!" introduces an eclectic cast of characters.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Owings, Alison
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2002.
Temas:
Waitresses > United States > Biography.
Serveuses > États-Unis > Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > Hospitality, Travel & Tourism.
TRAVEL > Restaurants.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Labor & Industrial Relations.
Waitresses.
United States.
Biography
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • Prologue
  • 1 . A BRIEF, AND SUBJECTIVE, HISTORY OF WAITRESSING
  • Voices from the Other Side of the Tray
  • 2 . SLICES OF AMERICAN HISTORY
  • Arleen Garcia
  • Ima Jean Edwards
  • Beulah Compton
  • Verna Welsh
  • Marguerite Schertle
  • Cathryn Anita Smith
  • 3 . WE SHOULD BE RESPECTED": PROFESSIONALS
  • Margie Watson
  • Rka Nagy
  • Patty Devon
  • Melinda Rubke
  • Tamara Thompson
  • Dolores Romero
  • 4 . HIGH ENDS
  • Wendy Levy
  • Nella Powell
  • Martha Shissler
  • Sandy Ward
  • 5 . "IT WAS DESPERATION TIME": WAITRESSING AS SALVATION
  • Gladys Gilbert
  • Linda Bolanos and Susan Donley
  • Carolyn Robb
  • Bertie Halpern
  • Hilde Meck
  • Lorraine Talcove
  • 6 . DINERS AND DOWNWARD
  • Rose Marie Willie
  • Joanne Mulcahy
  • Sally Merlo
  • Diana Candee
  • Jennifer de Haro
  • 7 . WORLDS WITHIN WORLDS
  • Mary Ellen Foster McEvily
  • Melissa Mason
  • Suz Kling
  • Cynthia Shearer
  • Mary-Lyons Mouton Ochsner Bruna
  • 8 . AFTER SHIFT
  • Kathy Anderson
  • Lucy Rienzo and Co-workers
  • Oi Yee Lai
  • Epilogue
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes.

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