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This extensive reference collection is essential for students and scholars seeking a critical understanding of work and its history. It compiles scholarly historical texts from the last 50 years and beyond, offering a key resource in the field across four volumes. Featuring around 100 essays and papers, the collection includes foundational pieces from the 1970s to contemporary landmark texts, thematically arranged to highlight crucial topics of discussion and debate. With a global perspective, it provides valuable insights into the formation, development, and future study of the field. Volume 1 delves into core concepts related to work and work history, examining definitions, perceptions, and the 'making of workers.' Volume 2 focuses on work sites, emphasizing locations, migrations, and households. Volume 3 addresses labour markets, discussing unemployment, gender, ethnicity, sociability, social networks, and recent trends. Volume 4 covers collective action, exploring the politics of labour, unions, and forms of resistance. Each volume features a substantial introduction that contextualizes the development of the field. This collection serves as a major scholarly reference for researchers interested in the history of work.
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The Global History of Work, Marcel van der Linden
- Lingua
- Pubblicato
- 2019
- Rilegatura
- (Copertina rigida)
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- Titolo
- The Global History of Work
- Sottotitolo
- Critical Readings
- Lingua
- Inglese
- Autori
- Marcel van der Linden
- Editore
- Bloomsbury Academic
- Pubblicato
- 2019
- Formato
- Copertina rigida
- ISBN10
- 1474297315
- ISBN13
- 9781474297318
- Serie
- Tag
- Saggistica, Scienze sociali, Tema stórico, Scienze politiche & Politica, Teorie Politiche, Opere Complete, Storia sociale
- Descrizione
- This extensive reference collection is essential for students and scholars seeking a critical understanding of work and its history. It compiles scholarly historical texts from the last 50 years and beyond, offering a key resource in the field across four volumes. Featuring around 100 essays and papers, the collection includes foundational pieces from the 1970s to contemporary landmark texts, thematically arranged to highlight crucial topics of discussion and debate. With a global perspective, it provides valuable insights into the formation, development, and future study of the field. Volume 1 delves into core concepts related to work and work history, examining definitions, perceptions, and the 'making of workers.' Volume 2 focuses on work sites, emphasizing locations, migrations, and households. Volume 3 addresses labour markets, discussing unemployment, gender, ethnicity, sociability, social networks, and recent trends. Volume 4 covers collective action, exploring the politics of labour, unions, and forms of resistance. Each volume features a substantial introduction that contextualizes the development of the field. This collection serves as a major scholarly reference for researchers interested in the history of work.