Women at the Gates: Gender and Industry in Stalin's Russia

by Wendy Z. Goldman

Book Overview

In the annals of Industrialization, the Soviet experience is unique in its whirlwind rapidity. Even more striking was the critical role of women: in no country of the world did women come to constitute such a significant part of the working class in so short a time. They composed a larger percentage of the working class, filled an unprecedented share of jobs in heavy industry, and served as the first targeted 'reserve' for Soviet labour policy and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521785537
• ISBN13: 9780521785532
• Release Date: February 2002
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 316 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.0"