Clearing the air : the rise and fall of smoking in the workplace / Gregory Wood.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wood, Gregory (Gregory John), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Smoking in the workplace--United States--History--20th century.

Smoking in the workplace.

Antismoking movement--United States--History--20th century.

Antismoking movement.

Smoking--Social aspects--United States--History--20th century.

Smoking.

Smoking--Social aspects.

History.

United States.

Physical Description:

viii, 248 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Ithaca : ILR Press, an imprint of Cornell University Press, 2016.

Contents:

Introduction : addicted : nicotine and working-class history

Reformers, employers, and the dangers of working-class smoking

Smoking bans and shop floor resistance during the early twentieth century

Workers, management, and the right to smoke during World War II

Thank you for not smoking : anti-smoking politics in postwar workplaces

"Exiled smoking" and the making of smoke-free workplaces

Organized labor and the problem of "smokers' rights"

Conclusion : quitting smoking and the endurance of nicotine.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781501704826

1501704826

OCLC:

944957855