![Chinese Migrant Workers and Employer Domination]( "Chinese Migrant Workers and Employer Domination")
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Siu, K. (2020)
This book explores three major changes in the circumstances of the migrant working class in south China over the past three decades, from historical and comparative perspectives. …
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![The Social Meaning of Extra Money]( "The Social Meaning of Extra Money")
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Naulin, S. (Ed), Jourdain, A. (Ed) (2020)
Why do ordinary people who used to engage in domestic and leisure activities for free now try to make a profit from them? How and why do people commodify their free time? This …
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![Trade Unions on YouTube]( "Trade Unions on YouTube")
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Jansson, J., Uba, K. (2019)
This open access book investigates how trade unions representing different social classes use YouTube videos for renewal purposes. Information and communication technology has …
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![Collective Mobilization in Changing Conditions]( "Collective Mobilization in Changing Conditions")
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Axelsson, J., Karlsson, J. C., Skorstad, E. J. (2019)
This book presents the first published account in English of Sverre Lysgaard's theory of the ‘worker collectivity’ – a theory of an informal protective organisation among …
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![Labour in Contemporary Capitalism]( "Labour in Contemporary Capitalism")
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Huws, U. (2019)
In this long-awaited book, Ursula Huws brings together the results of decades of prescient research on labour market transformation to provide an authoritative overview of the …
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![Time, Freedom and the Self]( "Time, Freedom and the Self")
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Shir-Wise, M. (2019)
While abundant research has investigated time use, much less attention has been given to the cultural meanings attached to free time and what these may express with regard to …
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![Industrial Revolution 4.0, Tech Giants, and Digitized Societies]( "Industrial Revolution 4.0, Tech Giants, and Digitized Societies")
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Lim, T. W. (2019)
Industry 4.0 explores the emergence of disruptive digital technologies such as robotics, blockchain, nanotechnology and 3D printing and their impact on human lives and jobs in …
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![Creative Hubs in Question]( "Creative Hubs in Question")
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Gill, R. (Ed), Pratt, A. C. (Ed), Virani, T. E. (Ed) (2019)
Creative hubs have become a cornerstone of economic and cultural policy with only the barest amount of discussion or scrutiny. This volume offers the first interrogation of …
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![Insecurity, Precarious Work and Labour Markets]( "Insecurity, Precarious Work and Labour Markets")
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Choonara, J. (2019)
Precarity is a key theme in political discourse, in media and academic discussions of employment, and within the labour movement. Often, the prevailing idea is of an endless march …
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![Stress and Suffering at Work]( "Stress and Suffering at Work")
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Loriol, M. (Ed) (2019)
This edited collection explores different strands of social constructionist theory and methods to provide a critique of the prevailing discourse of work stress, and introduces a …
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![The Palgrave Handbook of Workers’ Participation at Plant Level]( "The Palgrave Handbook of Workers’ Participation at Plant Level")
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Berger, S. (Ed), Pries, L. (Ed), Wannöffel, M. (Ed) (2019)
Comprising the study, documentation, and comparison of plant-level workers’ participation around the world, this volume meets the challenge of offering a global perspective on …
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![The Palgrave Handbook of the Sociology of Work in Europe]( "The Palgrave Handbook of the Sociology of Work in Europe")
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Stewart, P. (Ed), Durand, J. (Ed), Richea, M. (Ed) (2019)
This book explores the key conceptual features of the development of the Sociology of Work (SoW) in Europe since 1945, using eleven country case studies. An original contribution …
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![Crossborder Care]( "Crossborder Care")
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Bahna, M., Sekulová, M. (2019)
This book analyses the circular migration of care workers in Central Europe using the example of Slovak carers in 24-hour care provision for the elderly in Austria. Challenging …
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![Digital Entrepreneurship, Gender and Intersectionality]( "Digital Entrepreneurship, Gender and Intersectionality")
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Leung, W. (2019)
This book details qualitative research focusing on Internet startups, digital entrepreneurship, race and sex discrimination, and the sharing economy. Addressing the intersections …
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![Localized Global Economies on the Northern Borderlands of Mexico and Morocco]( "Localized Global Economies on the Northern Borderlands of Mexico and Morocco")
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Trinidad Requena, A. (Ed), Soriano-Miras, R. M. (Ed), Solís, M. (Ed), Kopinak, K. (Ed) (2019)
This comparative study examines the processes of development and the configurations of export industries in northern Morocco and on the northern border of Mexico. As the …
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![Creating the New Worker]( "Creating the New Worker")
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Durand, J. (2019)
This book explores the relationship between the changing nature of capitalism and the creation of the new worker. In a changing global economy, work - as the activity that …
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![The Deconstruction of Employment as a Political Question]( "The Deconstruction of Employment as a Political Question")
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Serrano-Pascual, A. (Ed), Jepsen, M. (Ed) (2019)
The wide-ranging European perspectives brought together in this volume aim to analyse, by means of an interdisciplinary approach, the numerous implications of a massive shift in …
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![Social Inequalities and Occupational Stratification]( "Social Inequalities and Occupational Stratification")
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Lambert, P., Griffiths, D. (2018)
This book explores how structures of social inequality are linked to the social connections that people hold. The authors focus upon occupational inequalities where they see, for …
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![Honneth and Everyday Intercultural (Mis)Recognition]( "Honneth and Everyday Intercultural (Mis)Recognition")
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Anna, B. (2018)
This book conducts a critical investigation into everyday intercultural recognition and misrecognition in the domain of paid work, utilising social philosopher Axel Honneth’s …
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![Postcolonial Portuguese Migration to Angola]( "Postcolonial Portuguese Migration to Angola")
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Åkesson, L. (2018)
Grounded in extensive and original ethnographic fieldwork, this book makes a novel contribution to migration studies by examining a European labour migration to the Global South, …
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