Talking about Machines: The Emergence of an Independent Women's Movement in America, 1848-1869 - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Julian E. OrrSeries:Collection on Technology and WorkAudience:Young AdultPublish date:1996-10-17Pages:192
Language:EnglishPublisher:ILR PressISBN-13:9780801483905ISBN-10:801483905UPC:9780801483905Book Category:Business & Economics, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Sociology, AnthropologyBook Topic:Cultural & SocialSize:8.42 x 5.49 x 0.58 inchesWeight:0.56Product ID:SCZSNGF6PY
Talking about Machines: The Emergence of an Independent Women's Movement in America, 1848-1869
This is a story of how work gets done. It is also a study of how field service technicians talk about their work and how that talk is instrumental in their success. In his innovative ethnography, Julian E. Orr studies the people who repair photocopiers and shares vignettes from their daily lives. He characterizes their work as a continuous highly skilled improvisation within a triangular...
Series: Collection on Technology and Work
Audience: Young Adult
Language:EnglishPublisher:ILR PressISBN-13:9780801483905ISBN-10:801483905UPC:9780801483905Book Category:Business & Economics, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Sociology, AnthropologyBook Topic:Cultural & SocialSize:8.42 x 5.49 x 0.58 inchesWeight:0.56Product ID:SCZSNGF6PY
Julian E. Orr is a member of the Research Staff in the Work Practice and Technology Area of the Systems and Practices Laboratory of Xerox's Palo Alto Research Center.
Publisher: ILR Press
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