Working women, working men
Subtitle: São Paulo and the rise of Brazil's industrial working class, 1900-1955
By: Joel Wolfe.
Publisher: Duke University Press
Published: 1993
Place of publication: Durham
Language: eng
Number of pages: 312
Subjects: Working class -- Brazil -- São Paulo Metropolitan Area -- History.
Description: "Based on archival data on oral histories, work examines rise of Brazil's industrial working class by focusing on female and male textile and metallurgical workers in São Paulo. Analyzes interactions between workers, union leaders, industrialists, and State policymakers. Finds distinct and sometimes contradictory gender discourses of work, organization, protest, and politics"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-307) and index.