Capital Culture

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The changing nature of waged work in contemporary advancedindustrial nations is one of the most significant aspects ofpolitical and economic debate. It is also the subject of intensedebate among observers of gender. Capital Culture exploresthese changes focusing particularly on the gender relations betweenthe men and women who work in the financial services sector. Themultiple ways in which masculinities and femininities areconstructed is revealed through the analysis of interviews withdealers, traders, analysts and corporate financiers. Drawing on a range of disciplinary approaches, the various waysin which gender segregation is established and maintained isexplored. In fascinating detail, the everyday experiences of menand women working in a range of jobs and in different spaces, fromthe dealing rooms to the boardrooms, are examined. This volume isunique in focusing on men as well as women, showing that for mentoo there are multiple ways of doing gender at work.

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Linda McDowell

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"Some places are immensely symbolic of economic or political power.One such place, the 'City' in London, has long represented theworld of international finance both as objectification (the City'says this') of that world and as the seat of numerous banking,stockbroking and insurance firms. Lacking has been much attentionto the cultural practices upon which this material and symbolicpower of place is based. Through the lens provided by the genderedcharacter of workplace relations Linda McDowell throws light on theways in which the City works. No longer dominated by the stuffyimage of bowlers and brollies, the City nevertheless is stillhostile territory for those whose identities (including many women)are marginalized by the implicit masculinity of City ways. This isa brilliant book, showing the possibilities fortheoretically-informed fieldwork on cultural practices at a timewhen some despair that fieldwork can reveal much of anything."John Agnew, University of California, Los Angeles "In a short review of this type it is impossible to do fulljustice to such a rich and thought provoking book." RobAtkinson, Capital and Class "This book deserves a wide audience: students of the servicesector should find McDowell's theoretical and conceptual insightsabout this topic useful; students of gender and work will encountera carefully drawn case study of how gender distinctions areconstructed and reproduced on the job. Finally, those interested incultivating links between their sociological and geographicalimaginations will find that Capital Culture can help them toachieve this goal." Amy S. Wharton, Washington StateUniversity. " I cannot recommend this text highly enough. it has everything:theory linking gender relations with power and work; analysis ofcity gendered life; rich empirical material taken from fieldwork inmerchant banking; and, many thought provoking views on macsulinityand feminity." Bob Bushaway, University of Birmingham
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