Nothing to lose but our chains : work and resistance in twenty-first-century Britain /

"Capitalism is a dynamic system, continually adapting itself to exploit workers in new ways. In Britain today, the gig economy is its newest form, expressed through precarious contracts and the supposed atomisation of workers. In this book, Jane Hardy argues that despite capitalism's best...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hardy, Jane (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Pluto Press, 2021.
Temas:
2000-2099
Working class > Great Britain > History > 21st century.
Labor > Great Britain > History > 21st century.
Capitalism > Great Britain.
Industrial relations > Great Britain > History > 21st century.
Travail > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 21e siècle.
Relations industrielles > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 21e siècle.
Capitalism.
Industrial relations.
Labor.
Working class.
Great Britain.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Changing terrains of work and struggle
  • 2. Neoliberal Britain
  • 3. Narratives and numbers of British capitalism
  • 4. New icons of work? The 'gig' economy and precarious labour
  • 5. Explosive struggles and bitter defeats
  • 6. Opening the 'black box' of trade unions
  • 7. Striking women : still hidden from history
  • 8. Migrant workers : here to stay, here to fight
  • 9. Taking the bosses to the cleaners
  • 10. Working and organising in new 'satanic mills'
  • 11. Education workers on the front line
  • 12. New kids on the block
  • 13. Capitalism's gravediggers.

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