Working the Skies: The Fast-Paced, Disorienting World of the Flight Attendant
Author:   Drew Whitelegg
Publisher:   New York University Press
ISBN:  

9780814794074


Pages:   291
Publication Date:   01 June 2007
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Drew Whitelegg
Publisher:   New York University Press
Imprint:   New York University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.544kg
ISBN:  

9780814794074


ISBN 10:   0814794076
Pages:   291
Publication Date:   01 June 2007
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

"AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: ""We're Here to Save Your Ass, Not Kiss It."" 1 Brie?ng: From Stewardess to Flight Attendant 2 Departure 3 Safety Checks 4 In-Flight Entertainment? 5 Cruising Altitude 6 The Layover 7 The Return 8 Debrie?ng NotesSelected Bibliography Index About the Author"

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aBut mythological astewsa--young women living a life of sex, drugs and never-ending voyage--is a far cry from the well documented realities presented in Whiteleggas new book. . . . Using a series of interviews and focus groups with flight attendants of all ages, Whitelegg charts the arc of a profession barely seven decades old.a - Dallas Morning News


<p> But mythological 'stews'--young women living a life of sex, drugs and never-ending voyage--is a far cry from the well documented realities presented in Whitelegg's new book. . . . Using a series of interviews and focus groups with flight attendants of all ages, Whitelegg charts the arc of a profession barely seven decades old. <br>


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Drew Whitelegg is Director of Special Projects at the Emory Center for Myth and Ritual in American Life (MARIAL).

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