Making Fast Food: From the Frying Pan into the Fryer, Second Edition
Author:   Ester Reiter ,  Ester Reiter
Publisher:   McGill-Queen's University Press
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
ISBN:  

9780773513877


Pages:   224
Publication Date:   06 April 2000
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Ester Reiter ,  Ester Reiter
Publisher:   McGill-Queen's University Press
Imprint:   McGill-Queen's University Press
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.332kg
ISBN:  

9780773513877


ISBN 10:   0773513876
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   06 April 2000
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Awaiting stock   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

The market moves into the family and the family moves into the market; the restaurant industry in Canada; the fast food invasion; Burger King - a case study; working in a Burger King outlet; modern times in the hamburger business; martialling workers' loyalty; is this the work situation of the future?

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Making Fast Food is a long overdue book designed to uncover the brutal truths about the have-a-nice-day industry of burgers and French fries ... Reiter masterfully documents, analyses and attacks the low pay and appalling working conditions of the fast food labour force. Emily Caston, City Limits, London, England. A fascinating and highly readable study of the fast food phenomenon that has become a symbol of life in contemporary society. Diane Schoemperlen, Books in Canada. Illuminating ... This is a thought-provoking, honest, and painstaking work. Mark Abley, Montreal Gazette. Creative, demanding, and instructive ... It is so rare that scholars undertake this kind of field research ... [Reiter's study] will come to stand as a classic text on qualitative methodologies. Roberta Hamilton, Department of Sociology, Queen's University.


A fascinating and highly readable study of the fast-food phenomenon that has become a symbol of life in contemporary society. Diane Schoemperlen, Books in Canada. Making Fast Food is a long overdue book designed to uncover the brutal truths about the have-a-nice-day industry of burgers and French fries ... Reiter masterfully documents, analyses and attacks the low pay and appalling working conditions of the fast food labour force. Emily Caston, City Limits, London, England. Illuminating ... This is a thought-provoking, honest, and painstaking work. Mark Abley, Montreal Gazette. Unique ... innovative ... enticing ... An extremely important book ... Both the topic and the accessible language make it a winner. So many people have worked or eaten in fast food restaurants. I think this book will interest them. Meg Luxton, Department of Social Science, Atkinson College, York University. Creative, demanding, and instructive ... It is so rare that scholars undertake this kind of field research ... [Reiter's study] will come to stand as a classic text on qualitative methodologies. Roberta Hamilton, Department of Sociology, Queen's University.


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