Origins of the Modern Career: Career Paths and Job Stability in Europe and North America 1850-1950

A career is defined here as the sequence of training, education, jobs, and non-market work that people progress through from when they begin school or enter the work force until they retire. Historians, economists, and sociologists from a number of countries address the social and economic history of the Americas and Europe, and address the working lives of all classes of men and women in industry, the services, and agriculture. Among the issues they tackle are what sources are available for a historical study of careers, what accounts for the emergence of modern career structures, what explains life contours of those working outside formal careers, and how social and economic structures pose barriers to the realization of a career. The 15 papers are from conferences in 2001 in Luxembourg and 2002 in Buenos Aires. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR


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