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Summary

Women on the Line is a pioneering ethnographic classic of the world of work in a British motor components factory. Miriam Glucksmann, a well-known contributor to the study of gender, work and employment, is here revealed as the author. The book addresses enduring issues of ethnicity, gender and class in global manufacturing.

Table of Contents

Introduction to 2008 edition: From experience to reflection: changes and continuities in womenÆs work
Preface to 1982 edition: Freedom of speech
A Factory Job
The Company
Jobs on the Line
Getting to know the Women
Arlene
Rosemary
Together on the Line
Anna
Josey
Life Outside
The division of Labour
The dictatorship of Production
Speed up
Control of the Line
Doing Time
Physical Survival
Bonus and Wages
The Union and the Dispute
The Union
The Dispute Starts
The Main Assembly Slows Down
Suspension û the Other Manual Workers Join Us
Women in the Machine Shop
Divided and Defeated
Return to Work
What to Make of It?
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