Technical Workers in an Advanced Society: The Work, Careers and Politics of French Engineers

by Stephen Crawford

First published in 1989, this book examines the work, careers and politics of French engineers and technical workers employed in traditional and high-technology settings. In the process, it critically evaluates several theories of social change and advocates a unique approach to class theory and the comparative analysis of nations. Neither owners of productive property nor wage workers performing routinised labour. Engineers occupy an ambiguous social...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521125049
• ISBN13: 9780521125048
• Release Date: December 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"