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The temp economy : from Kelly girls to permatemps in postwar America /

Hatton, Erin Elizabeth, 1974-

The temp economy : from Kelly girls to permatemps in postwar America / Erin Hatton ; foreword by Nelson Lichtenstein. - Philadelphia : Temple University Press, c2011. - xvi, 212 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The making of the Kelly girl -- The invention of the semi-permanent employee -- The transformation of work -- Boxing in the temp industry -- Conclusion: a model of work for the 21st century.

9781439900802 (cloth : alk. paper) 1439900809 (cloth : alk. paper) 9781439900819 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1439900817 (pbk. : alk. paper)

2010019343

GBB0B4293 bnb

015654738 Uk


Temporary employment--United States.


United States--Economic policy--21st century.

HD5854.2.U6 / H38 2011

331.25/7290973

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