The Gig Economy in India explores the topic of gig work in India’s digital political economy, and the relationship betwe......more
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This book considers the role of both wages and unions in economic theory, asking whether wages are merely a mechanical o......more
This new book provides an appraisal of gender pay equality, assessing advances and barriers to further progress through ......more
This book develops "organizing eating" as an organizational-communication centered framework for understanding how commu......more
INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER "Reshma Saujani...offers a daring new approach: it’s not our job to do more, it’s time for o......more
In the years since #MeToo, a fundamental shift in public consciousness about sexual harassment in the workplace has take......more
The top American writers on labor provide vital historical context for the current upsurge in union organizing In 1954, ......more
When acclaimed labor historian Julie Greene researched her book The Canal Builders, which went on to be nominated for a ......more
When acclaimed labor historian Julie Greene researched her book The Canal Builders, which went on to be nominated for a ......more
A study of Albert Kahn Incorporated--the architecture firm closely associated with the Ford Motor Company and other auto......more
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As weavers, garment workers, and peddlers, Syrian immigrants in the Americas fed the early twentieth-century transnation......more
As weavers, garment workers, and peddlers, Syrian immigrants in the Americas fed the early twentieth-century transnation......more
From an unlikely source, a compelling argument that when workers are paid fairly, everyone, including businesses, benefi......more
There are around 340,000 Foreign Domestic Workers in Hong Kong, but the ways in which they experience migration is large......more
In 2003, Leon Fink published his oral history of Guatemalan and Mexican migrants in Morganton, North Carolina, and their......more
This book takes personal stories of activity in the animal rights, environmental, trade union, community and social just......more
Autoworkers in Oshawa unionized the General Motors plant in Oshawa in 1937 after a bitterly fought strike that pitted th......more
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In the mid-twentieth century, the Arabian Peninsula emerged as a key site of oil production. International companies rec......more
In the mid-twentieth century, the Arabian Peninsula emerged as a key site of oil production. International companies rec......more
A riveting courtroom drama as the victims of one of the largest environmental disasters in U.S. history pursue justice i......more
The compelling history of a struggling Canadian mining region. The Canadian postwar economic boom did not include one we......more
An examination of the Farm Security Administration’s migrant camp system and the people it served Today’s concern for th......more
A contemporary guide to human resource management. This introductory human resource management (HRM) textbook provides s......more
"To subvert overseas unions, Washington found an enthusiastic partner in the AFL-CIO’s anticommunist officials, who for ......more
Founded in 1883, the Chicago Manual Training School (CMTS) was a short-lived but influential institution dedicated to te......more
Founded in 1883, the Chicago Manual Training School (CMTS) was a short-lived but influential institution dedicated to te......more
Originally published in 1964, at a time of much public unease regarding redundancy, this book contains the results of a ......more
Originally published in 1980, this book examines a range of Government attitudes to their workers arguing that these pro......more
Originally published in 1936 during the Great Depression this book analyses the efforts of the British Government to rel......more
Originally published in 1964, at a time of much public unease regarding redundancy, this book contains the results of a ......more
Originally published in 1976, the 14 papers in this collection discuss the history and significance of the concept of ’i......more
Originally published in 1981, this book, unlike conventional textbooks concerning the Industrial Revolution, stresses th......more
Rich industrialised countries entered the 1980s with unemployment higher than before the Second World War. Britain exper......more
Originally published in 1923, this thorough and critical volume collected and analysed material bearing on the UK Govern......more
Stanley Aronowitz was a towering figure on the American Left for over sixty years. Both a tireless organizer and a milit......more
The Kisan Andolan or the Indian farmers’ protest is one of the longest, biggest (and victorious) The Kisan Andolan or th......more
Follows the evolution of the Canadian Auto Workers union. In the decades after the Second World War, autoworkers were at......more
In a world increasingly run by algorithms and artificial intelligence, Hatim Rahman traces how organizations are using a......more
In a world increasingly run by algorithms and artificial intelligence, Hatim Rahman traces how organizations are using a......more
Originally published in 1989, and now reissued with a new preface by the editor, this interdisciplinary study brings tog......more
Originally published in 1982 and now reissued with a new Preface by Stephen Wood the contributors of this book discuss t......more
First Published in 1943, American Labour presents a comprehensive story of the American trade union movement. The book d......more
How technologies of organization are redrawing the lines of class struggle Across the world, algorithms are changing the......more
From contributors to TheConversation.com, illuminating essays on how and why working in the twenty-first century is rapi......more
The lives of the men depicted in Perilous Wagers take place in the squalor of Tokyo’s old day-laborer district, San’ya, ......more
The lives of the men depicted in Perilous Wagers take place in the squalor of Tokyo’s old day-laborer district, San’ya, ......more
Originally published in 1981, this study is concerned with the extent to which the goal of sexual equality in employment......more
Why did working-class women become the central labour force on assembly lines in the new consumer goods’ industries of t......more
In this important book, Gallas asks what strikes in non-industrial sectors mean for class formation, a critical question......more
A powerful book collating memories of the Miners’ Strike, encompassing pickets, collieries and communities, forty years ......more
In this important book, Gallas asks what strikes in non-industrial sectors mean for class formation, a critical question......more
How the transition to fossil fuels entailed an intensification of ongoing processes of racialization. From the eighteent......more
For readers of Naomi Klein and Nicole Perlroth, a myth-dissolving exposé of what "artificial intelligence" really means,......more
The Gig Economy in India explores the topic of gig work in India’s digital political economy, and the relationship betwe......more
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On August 3, 1981, over 12,000 members of the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Association (PATCO) walked off their ......more
On August 3, 1981, over 12,000 members of the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Association (PATCO) walked off their ......more
"From the 1870s to the 1960s, circuses crisscrossed the nation providing entertainment. A unique workforce of human and ......more
"From the 1870s to the 1960s, circuses crisscrossed the nation providing entertainment. A unique workforce of human and ......more
"A foundational figure in modern labor history, David Montgomery both redefined and reoriented the field. This collectio......more
"A foundational figure in modern labor history, David Montgomery both redefined and reoriented the field. This collectio......more
What does it mean to market yourself as a business in today’s job search world? Finding a job used to be simple. Now . .......more
During the formation of the Turkish national movement, while Istanbul was under British, French, and Italian occupation,......more
The labour movement in Lebanon: Power on hold narrates the history of the Lebanese labour movement from the early twenti......more
What Work Means goes beyond the stereotypes and captures the diverse ways Americans view work as a part of a good life. ......more
What Work Means goes beyond the stereotypes and captures the diverse ways Americans view work as a part of a good life. ......more
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Chinese workers helped build the modern world. They labored on New World plantations, worked in South African mines, and......more
This book scrutinizes polarization in Sweden, identifying patterns and variations in labour market transformation and ex......more
Since the 1960s, a major mental health crisis has emerged among Western working populations. By analysing the developmen......more
Since the 1960s, a major mental health crisis has emerged among Western working populations. By analysing the developmen......more
The Routledge Handbook of the Anthropology of Labor offers a cross-cultural examination of labor around the world and pr......more
The volume introduces a new analysis of interconnected labour and economic history of colonial India and Scandinavia. Fr......more
A Democracy That Works argues that rather than corporate donations, Republican gerrymandering and media manipulation, th......more
This book examines the factors driving youth unemployment in South Africa, exploring potential future outcomes of its ma......more
The Gulag remains one of the key symbols of twentieth-century mass political violence. Thanks to recent archive-based in......more
"This book examines the relationship between labor reform and abolitionism in the decades before the Civil War. Tracing ......more
Media attention is often focused on the very richest, the 1%, and their capacity to influence politics and shape society......more
"Beautifully written, The Eighth Moon uses a very light touch to probe the most essential, unresolvable questions of bel......more
This is an account of five significant episodes in the history of the working-class movements in Britain and Ireland whi......more
Drawing on empirical work and secondary analysis from the UK and Finnish construction industries, this book contributes ......more
Theatre Work: Reimagining the Labor of Theatrical Production investigates both the history and current realities of life......more
Theatre Work: Reimagining the Labor of Theatrical Production investigates both the history and current realities of life......more
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In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, technological innovation made possible dramatic increases in indus......more
On March 6th 1984 miners at Cortonwood Colliery in Yorkshire went on strike. Six days later, on March 12th, NUM Presiden......more
Labouring Children (1980) is a study of child immigrants, based on numerous original sources, and presents new views on ......more
This book makes a major contribution to the continuing legal and historical struggle for equal pay in Australia, with i......more
In 2019, Regina’s Co-op Refinery Complex (CRC), a subsidiary of Federated Co-operative, locked out Unifor Local 594 afte......more
Probes the enduring impact, and devastating fall, of one of the greatest union organizers of the 20th century In this ri......more
Probes the enduring impact, and devastating fall, of one of the greatest union organizers of the 20th century In this ri......more
This book is about women in World Wars I & II - women working in factories and on farms, or toiling perilously in field ......more
This book brings together the vast research literature about gender and technology to help designers understand what a g......more