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Social Production of Technical Work

The Case of British Engineers

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  • © 1986

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Authors:
  1. Peter Whalley
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Part of the book series: Cambridge Studies in Sociology (CAMBSIS)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Engineers in Advanced Industrial Society

    • Peter Whalley
    Pages 1-14

  3. Industry: Old and New

    • Peter Whalley
    Pages 15-38

  4. Knowledge, Trust and Labour Markets

    • Peter Whalley
    Pages 39-65

  5. The Organisation of Work

    • Peter Whalley
    Pages 66-91

  6. Experts and Managers

    • Peter Whalley
    Pages 92-123

  7. Authority, Profit and Participation

    • Peter Whalley
    Pages 124-150

  8. Collective Organisation

    • Peter Whalley
    Pages 151-183

  9. The Social Production of Technical Work

    • Peter Whalley
    Pages 184-199

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 200-237
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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Social Production of Technical Work

  • Book Subtitle: The Case of British Engineers

  • Authors: Peter Whalley

  • Series Title: Cambridge Studies in Sociology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-07469-3

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Social & Cultural Studies Collection, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 1986

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-07469-3Published: 18 June 1986

  • Series ISSN: 2947-1184

  • Series E-ISSN: 2947-1192

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 237

  • Topics: Sociology, general

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