Dangerously sleepy : overworked Americans and the cult of manly wakefulness / Alan Derickson.

Author: Derickson, Alan.

Imprint:Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2014.

Descriptionxiii, 224 p. ; 24 cm.

Note:Sleep is for sissies: elite males as paragons of wakefulness -- In a drowsy state: the underregulation of overwork -- The long turn: steelworkers and shift rotation -- Asleep and awake at the same time: Pullman porters on call -- Six days on the road: long-haul truckers fighting drowsiness -- Conclusion: the employers' dreams.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.

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