Precarious Professionals

Precarious Professionals uncovers the inequalities and insecurities which lay at the heart of professional life in nineteenth- and twentieth-century Britain. Through twelve fascinating studies of women and men on the margins, this volume re-evaluates the relationship between professional identity and social change. In doing so, it reveals far-reaching implications for the study of power, privilege, and expertise and helps us to reimagine the future of work in difficult times.