| Industrial Work and Life: An Anthropological Reader Contributor(s): Mollona, Massimiliano (Editor), de Neve, Geert (Editor), Parry, Jonathan (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1847880762 ISBN-13: 9781847880765 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $161.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Social Science | Human Geography - Business & Economics | Industries - General |
| Dewey: 306.3 |
| Series: London School of Economics Monographs on Social Anthropology (Athlone Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.6" W x 9.6" (2.25 lbs) 512 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Industrial Work and Life: An Anthropological Reader is a comprehensive anthropological overview of industrialisation in both Western and non-Western societies. Based on contemporary and historical ethnographic material, the book unpacks the 'world of industry' in the context of the shop floor, the family, and the city, revealing the rich social and political texture underpinning economic development. It also provides a critical discussion of the assumptions that inform much of the social science literature on industrialisation and industrial 'modernity'. The reader is divided into four thematic sections, each with a clear and informative introduction: historical development of industrial capitalism; shopfloor organisation; the relationships between the workplace and the home; the teleology of industrial 'modernity' and working-class consciousness. With readings by key writers from a range of backgrounds and disciplines, Industrial Work and Life is the essential introduction to the study of industrialisation in different societies. It will appeal to students across a wide range of subjects including: anthropology, comparative sociology, social history, development studies, industrial relations and management studies. Includes essays by: E.P. Thompson, Aihwa Ong, Jonathan Parry, Thomas C. Smith, Harry Braverman, Michael Burawoy, Huw Beynon, Fran oise Zonabend, James Carrier, Leslie Salzinger, Ching Kwan Lee, Ronald Dore, Tom Gill, Carla Freeman, Max Gluckman, James Ferguson, Chitra Joshi, Lisa Rofel, Geert De Neve, Karl Marx, Rajnarayan Chandavarkar, Robert Roberts, June Nash, Christena Turner. |
Contributor Bio(s): de Neve, Geert: - Geert De Neve is Senior Lecturer in Social Anthropology at the Universit of Sussex.Parry, Jonathan: - Jonathan Parry is author of Death in Banaras.Mollona, Massimiliano: - Massimiliano Mollona is Lecturer in Anthropology at Goldsmiths College, University of London. |