Sociology: work and labour Books

Book SynopsisAn anthology of American labor poetry of the Great Depression. This work provides a glimpse into the remarkable but largely forgotten poems published in union newspapers during the turbulent 1930s. It offers an opportunity for you to learn how an earlier generation of workers confronted and challenged injustice and inequality.Trade ReviewAn outstanding piece of scholarship and a welcome contribution to the field, this collection of neglected but powerful poetry speaks to our own time as much as it does to its own era. - Nicholas Coles, University of Pittsburgh

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Book SynopsisExplores the mutually formative interactions between the Arab and Jewish working classes, labor movements, and worker-oriented political parties in Palestine just before and during the period of British colonial rule. This book avoids treating the Arab and Jewish communities as if they developed independently of each other.

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Book SynopsisA study of how the traditional nuclear family has been supplanted by a variety of relationships that are not defined by blood ties and traditional gender roles.Table of ContentsPreface to the 1998 Edition Acknowledgments Prologue Introductions 1 The Making and Unmaking of Modern Families 2 Land of Dreams and Disasters: Postindustrial Living in the Silicon Valley Book I Pamela's Kin: Feminism, Fundamentalism, and a Postmodern Extended Family 3 Pam's Revelation and Mine 4 Sprouting Some Odd Branches: A Divorce-Extended Family 5 Pamela's Children: Spirited Youth in Stressful Times 6 Global Ministries of Love and New Wave Evangelicalism 7 The Gray and Spotted Dogs Book 11 The Lewisons: High-Tech Visions and Battered Dreams 8 The Last "Modem" Family in Town 9 To Feminism and Partway Back 10 If Wishes Were Fishes: Surviving Loss in a Matrifocal Family Conclusions 11 The Postmodern Family, For Better and Worse Epilogue Taking Women at Their Word Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisOffering a portrait of the real lives of kitchen workers, this book presents their experiences, challenges, and satisfactions to colorful life.Trade Review"Oozes with first-hand accounts of pranks and mishaps... Fine's book entertains as it enlightens." North By NorthwesternTable of ContentsPreface to the 2009 Edition Preface to the First Edition Introduction Chapter 1. Living the Kitchen Life Chapter 2. Cooks'Time:Temporal Demands and the Experience of Work Chapter 3. The Kitchen as Place and Space Chapter 4· The Commonwealth of Cuisine Chapter 5· The Economical Cook:Organization as Business Chapter 6. Aesthetic Constraints Chapter 7· The Aesthetics of Kitchen Discourse Chapter 8. The Organization and Aesthetics of Culinary Life Appendix. Ethnography in the Kitchen:Issues and Cases Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisFocuses on an aspect of contemporary motherhood often hidden from view: the need for paid childcare by women returning to the workforce, and the complex bonds mothers forge with the 'shadow mothers' they hire. The author illuminates both sides of an unequal and complicated relationship.Trade Review"Offers surprising and layered insights into the ... modern mommy phenomenon played out every day from coast to coast." Boston Globe "Sparks important insights for mother-employers and their employees... And along the way, it offers society and individuals a way to create positive mother-childcare worker relationships." Foreword "An interesting read... [Macdonald's] findings are thought-provoking" -- Kate Burns Law Society JournalTable of ContentsPreface 1. Introduction: Childcare on Trial 2. Mother-Employers: Blanket Accountability at Home and at Work 3. Nannies on the Market 4. "They're Too Poor and They All Smoke": Ethnic Logics and Childcare Hiring Decisions 5. Managing a Home-Centered Childhood: Intensive Mothering by Proxy 6. Creating Shadow Mothers 7. The "Third-Parent" Ideal 8. Nanny Resistance Strategies 9. Partnerships: Seeking a New Model 10. Untangling the Mother-Nanny Knot Appendix: Research Methods Notes Bibliography Index Contents Preface

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Book SynopsisTrucking used to be one of the best working-class jobs in the United States. Drawing on more than 100 in-depth interviews and years of extensive observation, this book explains how this massive degradation in the quality of work has occurred, and how companies achieve a compliant and dedicated workforce despite it.Trade Review"The Big Rig is sure to become the touchstone study of U.S. trucking. Coupling fascinating accounts of personal struggles with sharp structural analyses linking these struggles to macroeconomic forces, it is the best kind of ethnographic sociology." * Men & Masculinities *"Engagingly written and very thorough... The Big Rig is a strong contribution to scholarship on work and occupations, economic sociology, and institutional analysis." * American Journal of Sociology *"Compelling... This rich ethnographic account is grounded in sociological inquiry of labor relations and age-old questions of capitalist interests and class struggle." * Contemporary Sociology *"This is a powerful and important book that brings clear insights into some of the machinations of contemporary American capitalism." -- Shane Hamilton, University of York * Labor: Studies in Working-Class History of the Americas *Table of ContentsContents Preface Acknowledgments Introduction. Where Did All These Bad Jobs Come From? 1. The CDL Mill: Training the Professional Steering-Wheel Holder 2. Cheap Freight, Cheap Drivers: Work as a Long-Haul Trucker 3. The Big Rig: Running the Contractor Confidence Game 4. Working for the Truck: The Harsh Reality of Contracting 5. Someone to Turn To: Managing Contractors from an Arm’s Length Away 6. “No More Jimmy Hoff as”: Desperate Drivers and Divided Labor Appendix A. Data and Methods Notes Glossary Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisYears after the Great Recession, the economy is still weak, and an unprecedented number of workers have sunk into long spells of unemployment. This book provides an account of the experiences of some of these men and women, through the example of a historically important group: autoworkers.Trade Review"Rich... Chen constructs a skilled analysis of overlapping issues rising from differences of race, gender and family status." -- Angelia R. Wilson Times Higher Education "The book is full of accounts, many containing moving, first-person stories of the impact on individuals and families of difficult work... Recomended." -- C. K. Piehl CHOICE connect "Cut Loose is an illuminating look at the impacts of prolonged joblessness that accompanied economic restructuring for a group of long-term unemployed autoworkers in Michigan and Ontario in 2009-10." American Journal of Sociology "[Chen's] in-depth interviews are both empathetic and perceptive... Important." Contemporary SociologyTable of ContentsAcknowledgments 1. They Had It Coming 2. All This Garbage from Life: Education and the Capital Speedup 3. Decline and Fall: Hardship, Race, and the Social Safety Net 4. Half a Man: Fragile Families and the Unmarriageable Unemployed 5. Vicious Circles: The Structure of Power and the Culture of Judgment 6. Loser: The Failures of the American Dream 7. There Go I Appendix: Research Methods and Policy Details Notes Index

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Book SynopsisMost labor and migration studies classify migrants with limited formal education or credentials as unskilled. This book uncovers these migrants' lifelong human capital and identifies mobility pathways associated with the acquisition and transfer of skills across the migratory circuit, including reskilling, job jumping, and entrepreneurship.Trade Review"Through facts and figures, the book encourages readers to look beyond the classification of workers as "skilled" or "unskilled." ... Recommended." -- B. P. Corrie, CHOICE connectTable of ContentsAcknowledgments 1. Who Are the "Unskilled," Really? 2. Learning Skills in Communities of Origin 3. Mobilizing Skills and Migrating 4. Transferring Skills, Reskilling, and Laboring in the United States 5. Returning Home and Reintegrating into the Local Labor Market 6. Conclusion Methodological Appendix Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisAcross the world, workers labor without pay for the benefit of profitable businesses - and it's legal. Labor trends like outsourcing and technology hide some workers, and branding and employer mandates erase others. This book gathers essays by prominent sociologists and legal scholars to illuminate how and why such labor has been hidden from view.Table of ContentsACKNOWLEDGMENTS FOREWORD: INVISIBLE LABOR, INAUDIBLE VOICE - ARLIE HOCHSCHILD PART ONE. EXPOSING INVISIBLE LABOR 1. INTRODUCTION: CONCEPTUALIZING INVISIBLE LABOR WINIFRED R. POSTER, MARION CRAIN, AND MIRIAM A. CHERRY 2. THE EYE SEES WHAT THE MIND KNOWS: THE CONCEPTUAL FOUNDATIONS OF INVISIBLE WORK JOHN W. BUDD 3. MAINTAINING HIERARCHIES IN PREDOMINANTLY WHITE ORGANIZATIONS: A THEORY OF RACIAL TASKS AS INVISIBLE LABOR ADIA HARVEY WINGFI ELD AND RENEE SKEETE PART TWO. VIRTUALLY INVISIBLE: DISEMBODIED LABOR VIA TECHNOLOGY AND GLOBALIZATION 4. VIRTUAL WORK AND INVISIBLE LABOR MIRIAM A. CHERRY 5. THE VIRTUAL RECEPTIONIST WITH A HUMAN TOUCH: OPPOSING PRESSURES OF DIGITAL AUTOMATION AND OUTSOURCING IN INTERACTIVE SERVICES WINIFRED R. POSTER PART THREE. PUSHED OUT OF SIGHT: SHIELDED FORMS OF EMBODIED LABOR 6. HIDDEN FROM VIEW: DISABILITY, SEGREGATION, AND WORK ELIZABETH PENDO 7. SIMPLY WHITE: RACE, POLITICS, AND INVISIBILITY IN ADVERTISING DEPICTIONS OF FARM LABOR EVAN STEWART 8. PRODUCING INVISIBILITY: SURVEILLANCE, HUNGER, AND WORK IN THE PRODUCE AISLES OF WAL-MART, CHINA EILEEN M. OTIS AND ZHENG ZHAO PART IV. LOOKING GOOD AT WORK: INVISIBLE LABOR IN PLAIN SIGHT 9. THE FEMALE BREAST AS BRAND: THE AESTHETIC LABOR OF BREASTAURANT SERVERS DIANNE AVERY 10. THE INVISIBLE CONSEQUENCES OF AESTHETIC LABOR IN UPSCALE RETAIL STORES CHRISTINE L. WILLIAMS AND CATHERINE CONNELL 11. FROM INVISIBLE WORK TO INVISIBLE WORKERS: THE IMPACT OF SERVICE EMPLOYERS' SPEECH DEMANDS ON THE WORKING CLASS CHRIS WARHURST PART V. BRANDED AND CONSUMED 12. SELF-BRANDING AMONG FREELANCE KNOWLEDGE WORKERS ADAM ARVIDSSON, ALESSANDRO GANDINI, AND CAROLINA BANDINELLI 13. CONSUMING WORK MARION CRAIN 14. CONCLUSION WINIFRED R. POSTER, MARION CRAIN, AND MIRIAM A. CHERRY ABOUT THE EDITORS AND CONTRIBUTORS INDEX

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Book SynopsisHow has Latino immigration transformed the South? In what ways is the presence of these newcomers complicating efforts to organize for workplace justice? This is a portrait of neoliberal globalization and calls for organizing strategies that bring diverse working communities together in mutual construction of a more just future.Trade Review"Scratching Out a Living is a model of engaged scholarship. In this timely, beautifully-written, and deeply researched activism-based ethnography about the poultry industry in the American South, Stuesse demonstrates how workers are exploited and divided on the basis of racial and ethnic identities within the context of neoliberal globalization. Without underestimating the difficulties, her research reveals that the basis for inter-racial working class solidarity among African Americans and Latinos does indeed exist in the newest 'new' South." -Judges' Comments, 2017 C.L.R. James Award for Published Books for Academic or General Audiences Working-Class Studies AssociationTable of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments 1. Southern Fried: Globalization and Immigrant Transformations 2. Dixie Chicken: Racial Segregation, Poultry Integration, and the Making of the "New" South in Central Mississippi 3. The Caged Bird Sings for Freedom: Black Struggles for Civil and Labor Rights, 1950-1980 4. To Get to the Other Side: The Hispanic Project and the Rise of the Nuevo South 5. Pecking Order: Latino Newcomers, Receptions, and Racial Hierarchies 6. A Bone to Pick: Labor Control and the Painful Work of Chicken Processing 7. Sticking Our Necks Out: Challenges to Union and Workers' Center Organizing 8. Walking on Eggshells: Illegality, Employer Sanctions, and Disposable Workers 9. Plucked: Labor Contractors and Immigrant Exclusion 10. Flying Upwind: Toward a New Southern Solidarity Postscript Home to Roost: Reflections on Activist Research Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisExamines the seismic changes confronting media workers in an age of globalization and corporate conglomeration. This anthology peeks behind the hype and supposed glamor of screen media industries to reveal the intensifying pressures and challenges confronting actors, editors, electricians, and others.Trade Review“The current volume is overdue, because it not only assumes the rise of the worldwide precariat, but it also scrutinizes vastly different cultural practices, many of which have not received critical attention in any depth…. Readers of this volume will nonetheless encounter stimulating rehearsals of these new modes of creative precarity.” * Labor: Studies in Working-Class History *

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Book SynopsisFrom famously humble origins, Amazon has grown to become one of the most successful businesses in history. In its effort to provide its trademark fast and convenient Prime delivery, the company built a vast worldwide network of fulfillment centers and warehouses. Unsustainable looks inside the company's warehouses to reveal that the rise of Amazon is only made possible by the exploitation of workers' labor and communities' resources. Juliann Emmons Allison and Ellen Reese expose the real-world repercussions of these pernicious strategies through a chilling case study of the socioeconomic and environmental harms associated with the largely unchecked growth of warehousing in Inland Southern California, one of the nation's largest logistics hubs, where Amazon is the largest private-sector employer. Tracing the rise of grassroots resistance to the warehouse industry by workers and communities across this region, the country, and the globe, Unsustainable provides fresh insight into one of tTrade Review"The book develops a broad and insightful analysis of the human and environmental costs that flow from Amazon’s virtually unchecked domination of local communities, low-wage labor markets, and the workers whose labor it exploits." * Social Forces *

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Book SynopsisProfessional Work: A Sociological Approach is an introduction examining recent trends in the world of professional work. Authors Kevin Leicht and Mary Fennell review the history and theory of managerial and professional work, and then describe specific contemporary changes in professions and work-settings. Provides overview of recent organizational changes in the workplace. Analyzes current history and theory of managerial and professional work. Includes definitions of key terms, original tables and figures. Trade Review"Managerial prerogatives are expanding while professionals find their autonomy and sphere of discretion shrinking. That is the provocative thesis of this thoughtfully crafted and carefully documented analysis of the dynamics of elite occupations and the changing nature of the workplace. Leicht and Fennell's volume is an impressive and innovative contribution to both the sociology of work and social stratification." W. Richard Scott, Stanford University "The idea that managers and professionals are exchanging places is a novel way of thinking about the changes that are occurring in the division of labor in elite occupations and the shift toward less bureaucratized organizations." Arne L. Kalleberg, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill "This book does a good job integrating organizational theory and arguing for a new interpretation of the nature of work in elite occupations. It should be particularly valuable to those who study organizations, work, and social inequality." Choice "Professional Work, organized into nine chapters, provides an instructive historical and theoretical overview of managerial and professional work. [...] this book is thoughtful and creative in its use of existing data sources" Kevin D. Henson, University of Chicago, Contemporary Sociology 31, 5Table of ContentsList of Figures. List of Tables. Acknowledgements. 1. Professional and Managerial Work in the 21st Century. 2. Conceptual Background: The Expert Division of Labor and Professional Work. 3. Managers and Managerial Work in the 20th Century. 4. The Neoentrepreneurial Workplace. 5. Theoretical Models of Professional Work. 6. Change in the Organizational Context of Managerial and Professional Work. 7. Interest Diversity and Demographic Diversity Among Professionals. 8. Organizations as Vehicles for Producing Stratification Among Professionals. 9. Conclusion: The Rise of the Postorganizational Workplace. Additional Readings on Professions. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisA study of the links between schooling and the workplace in modern society. It examines links between schooling and the modern workplace, from a sociological perspective. It combines and analyzes theory and studies in the sociology of education and the sociology of work.Trade Review“David Bills’ brilliant synthesis and critique of research on the education/work nexus now stands as the definitive reference source on the topic. It is a masterful work by our leading authority on this important linkage.” David K. Brown, Illinois State University “This is a crucial, up-to-date formulation of the relationship between credentialism, work skills, and stratification in today's society. This is the box that everyone is locked in, and Bills tells us the most important things we need to know about it.” Randall Collins, University of PennsylvaniaTable of ContentsList of Tables And Figures. Acknowledgments. 1. Education And Work: Establishing Some Terrain. The Ambiguous Relationships Between Education And Work / Education And Work: What Are We Talking About? / The Contested Nature Of Sociological Concepts / Education, Work, And What Else? / Education And Work In The United States And Elsewhere / Education And Not-Work / Plan Of The Book. 2. Schooling And Socioeconomic Success: Establishing Their Relationship. Schooling And Socioeconomic Attainment / Does The Myth Of Schooling And Socioeconomic Success Hold? / How Do We Explain The Grip Of The “School For Success” Model Among Americans: Schooling As Panacea / Some Dissenting Views. 3. Two Models Of The Relationships Between Education And Work. Meritocrats And Credentialists / The Meritocracy / Credentialism. 4. Is The U.S. A Meritocratic Or A Credentialist Society?. The Status Attainment Model As An Organizing Framework / Some General Findings On Status Attainment: What Are The Overall Trends And Patterns? / How Do Employers Think About And Act Upon Education And Other Credentials? / Summary. 5. Education And Work In The Post-Industrial Society. The Structure Of Contemporary Society / Daniel Bell’s Formulation Of The Post-Industrial Society / More Specific Features Of Post-Industrialism And How They Shape The Relationships Between Education And Work / Education And Work In The Post-Industrial Society. 6. Demographic Booms And Busts, Aging, And The New Cultural Diversity. A Demographic Perspective On Education And Work / Some Demographic Preliminaries / The Baby Boom, The Baby Bust, And So On / Racial And Ethnic Differences In Fertility / The Movement Of People: Immigration And Internal Migration / The Changing Life Course / Putting The Demographic Changes Together: The Racialized, Disorderly, And Forevermore Aging Of America / What Does All Of This Add Up To?. 7. The Transformation Of The High School, The Coming Of Mass Higher Education, And The Youth Labor Market. Changing Linkages Between Education And Work / The Shifting Role Of High School As Preparation For Work: Schooling And Socialization / How Schooling Prepares Students For The World Of Work / Departures From The Ideal Type Of Socialization For Work / The Formal Curriculum / Vocational Education / The Hidden Curriculum And School Socialization / Interim Summary And An Unresolved Issue / The Advent Of The Youth Labor Market / The Transition From High School To Work In The United States / Conclusion: Young People, Schooling, And Jobs. 8. The Possibilities Of A Learning Society. Lifelong Learning And Adult Education In The United States / The Rise And Fall (And Rise And Fall) Of Job Training / Apprenticeships, Community Colleges, And Other Adult Learning Settings / Other Forms Of Postsecondary Education / Learning By Long Distance: The Possibilities Of Information Technology For Bridging School And Work / Certifying The New Modes Of Training / Chapter Summary. 9. The Future Of Education And Work. Conclusion: Education And Work In The “New Modern Times”. References. Name Index. Subject Index

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Book SynopsisExamines links between schooling and the modern workplace, from a sociological perspective. This book combines and analyzes theory and studies in the sociology of education and the sociology of work. It includes case studies to illustrate conclusions drawn from a combined study of education and work.Trade Review“David Bills’ brilliant synthesis and critique of research on the education/work nexus now stands as the definitive reference source on the topic. It is a masterful work by our leading authority on this important linkage.” David K. Brown, Illinois State University “This is a crucial, up-to-date formulation of the relationship between credentialism, work skills, and stratification in today's society. This is the box that everyone is locked in, and Bills tells us the most important things we need to know about it.” Randall Collins, University of PennsylvaniaTable of ContentsList of Tables And Figures. Acknowledgments. 1. Education And Work: Establishing Some Terrain. The Ambiguous Relationships Between Education And Work / Education And Work: What Are We Talking About? / The Contested Nature Of Sociological Concepts / Education, Work, And What Else? / Education And Work In The United States And Elsewhere / Education And Not-Work / Plan Of The Book. 2. Schooling And Socioeconomic Success: Establishing Their Relationship. Schooling And Socioeconomic Attainment / Does The Myth Of Schooling And Socioeconomic Success Hold? / How Do We Explain The Grip Of The “School For Success” Model Among Americans: Schooling As Panacea / Some Dissenting Views. 3. Two Models Of The Relationships Between Education And Work. Meritocrats And Credentialists / The Meritocracy / Credentialism. 4. Is The U.S. A Meritocratic Or A Credentialist Society?. The Status Attainment Model As An Organizing Framework / Some General Findings On Status Attainment: What Are The Overall Trends And Patterns? / How Do Employers Think About And Act Upon Education And Other Credentials? / Summary. 5. Education And Work In The Post-Industrial Society. The Structure Of Contemporary Society / Daniel Bell’s Formulation Of The Post-Industrial Society / More Specific Features Of Post-Industrialism And How They Shape The Relationships Between Education And Work / Education And Work In The Post-Industrial Society. 6. Demographic Booms And Busts, Aging, And The New Cultural Diversity. A Demographic Perspective On Education And Work / Some Demographic Preliminaries / The Baby Boom, The Baby Bust, And So On / Racial And Ethnic Differences In Fertility / The Movement Of People: Immigration And Internal Migration / The Changing Life Course / Putting The Demographic Changes Together: The Racialized, Disorderly, And Forevermore Aging Of America / What Does All Of This Add Up To?. 7. The Transformation Of The High School, The Coming Of Mass Higher Education, And The Youth Labor Market. Changing Linkages Between Education And Work / The Shifting Role Of High School As Preparation For Work: Schooling And Socialization / How Schooling Prepares Students For The World Of Work / Departures From The Ideal Type Of Socialization For Work / The Formal Curriculum / Vocational Education / The Hidden Curriculum And School Socialization / Interim Summary And An Unresolved Issue / The Advent Of The Youth Labor Market / The Transition From High School To Work In The United States / Conclusion: Young People, Schooling, And Jobs. 8. The Possibilities Of A Learning Society. Lifelong Learning And Adult Education In The United States / The Rise And Fall (And Rise And Fall) Of Job Training / Apprenticeships, Community Colleges, And Other Adult Learning Settings / Other Forms Of Postsecondary Education / Learning By Long Distance: The Possibilities Of Information Technology For Bridging School And Work / Certifying The New Modes Of Training / Chapter Summary. 9. The Future Of Education And Work. Conclusion: Education And Work In The “New Modern Times”. References. Name Index. Subject Index

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Book SynopsisSurgery is the most martial and masculine of medical specialties. What, then, if the surgeon is a woman? An anthropologist enters this closely guarded arena to explore the work and lives of women practicing their craft in what is largely a man's world. Cassell observed 33 surgeons in five North American cities over the course of three years.Trade ReviewThis [is a] riveting study on women surgeons in the United States...The author studied 33 women surgeons of differing ages practising in eastern and mid-western United States. There was a wide representation of career stages and surgical subspecialties. She spent five days spread over a two week period shadowing each surgeon and also conducted structured, tape recorded interviews. She observed relationships with colleagues, patients, nurses, and trainees as well as aspects of family life. The aim of her study was to examine differences between male and female surgeons and the internal and external forces affecting these differences. Each chapter examines a key area and is vividly illustrated with extracts from the taped interviews as well as descriptions and analysis provided by the author. The frantic, fast paced, almost hysterical way of life in an American department of surgery provides an enthralling background. The author sensibly lets the interviewees speak for themselves when she wishes to make a point...I hope that this excellent book is widely read. -- Sarah Creighton * British Medical Journal *[An] exploration of the world of women surgeons, a world we are drawn into through skillful storytelling...Comfortable with the first person and drawing on 14 years of experiences as an anthropologist reflecting and writing on surgeons, Cassell provides the non-anthropological reader access to the practice of her craft...The author successfully permits our entry into the fascinating, gritty, complex world of women surgeons. The book is well organized and immensely readable. Social scientists will appreciate this exploration of women's place in a male-dominated profession. The structuralists among us will be heartened by the call to refocus our energies from women's 'choices' or coping strategies to the structure of the institution itself. -- Susan W. Hinze * Health *Dr. Cassell has conducted an ethnographic study of 33 women surgeons, following them through their workdays, meeting their families, and interviewing them and others in their lives. Her insights focus on surgery generally and the experience of women surgeons specifically...The author's narrative succeeds in raising essential questions while she recounts the lives and experiences of the women surgeons she has studied with respect, empathy, and admiration. -- Carol C. Nadelson * Psychiatric Services *I identified closely with many of the women profiled in The Woman In The Surgeon's Body. All of the feelings and emotions I have had regarding my surgical training and practice were so articulately crystalized in Cassell's accounts. It was thrilling for me to read how other women's experiences paralleled my own. This is a wonderfully researched work. -- Beth Ann Ditkoff, M.D.Joan Cassell asks whether a feminine body can be embodied in a surgeon's identity and ethos, and whether there is a difference between the work worlds of male and female surgeons. She studied 33 surgeons in five North American cities, women of varying age, rank, matrimonial and parental status, and from a number of surgical specialties. The result is a lively presentation of professional, dedicated women operating in a world that is not quite sure where and if they really fit. This book should appeal to a readership beyond the anthropologists for whom it is intended. -- Frances K. Conley, M.D., Stanford University[N]ew and provocative...This book should be of interest to women who are surgeons, any woman interested in becoming a surgeon, anyone involved in advising medical students, especially women students, about careers in surgery, and anyone in charge of a surgery training program. -- Sylvia Ramos, M.D. * Journal of the American Medical Association *This anthropologist's perspective on the development of women surgeons will ring true in different degrees to all women physicians, and it will add a dimension of understanding and, one hopes, empathy from their male peers. * Psychiatric Services *In this enjoyable, fast-paced ethnography of women surgeons, Cassell emphasizes gender analysis and the anthropological concept of habitus in order to get at the social construction of the experience and the place in that experience of 'difference.' She uses her impressive interview transcripts to round out an effective portrait of women surgeons. -- Arthur Kleinman, M.D., Harvard UniversityTable of Contents* What's an Anthropologist Doing Studying Surgeons? * Bodies of Difference * Telling Stories * Women Leading * Forging the Iron Surgeon * The Gender of Care * A Greedy Institution * A Worst-Case Scenario * Surgeons in This Day and Age * Notes * References * Index

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Book SynopsisLamont takes us into the world inhabited by working-class men—the world as they understand it. Interviewing French and American working-class men who, because they are not college graduates, have limited access to high-paying jobs and other social benefits, she constructs a revealing portrait of how they see themselves and the rest of society.Trade ReviewThe Dignity of Working Men is an outstanding example of comparative ethnography. Through a series of careful and thoughtful interviews, Michèle Lamont reveals the moral standards ordinary workers use in evaluating their fellow citizens. In this engaging book, Lamont also provides an interesting comparison between workers in the United States and France on the criteria used to draw class and racial boundaries. -- William Julius Wilson, Harvard University and author of When Work DisappearsLamont's book is a classic in the making. It breaks new ground as a major in-depth study of comparative racism. It will also broaden the horizons of social class studies. The Dignity of Working Men opens up a wider perspective, so that by looking at French racial conflict, American racial conflict looks less fixed, less inevitable. There are alternative patterns, revealing that societies do have room to maneuver. -- Randall Collins, University of Pennsylvania and author of The Sociology of Philosophies (Harvard)Lamont's richly-textured comparison does more than hold up for view the moral perspectives of working-class men across the racial divide in the United States and France. It poses fresh and rich challenges to research, demonstrates the difference systematic qualitative analysis can make, and points the way to a politics of sensibility and possibility. -- Ira I. Katznelson, Columbia UniversityThe Dignity of Working Men is a wonderful book. What is most striking is the richness of the interviews. Lamont's questions seem really to have touched working men where they live, to have encouraged them to talk about their sense of self, their pride in themselves as workers, their sense of moral order, their aspirations and (occasional) political passions, their families, their beliefs in equality and inequality, their racial attitudes, and much more. By asking black workers what they think of whites as well as what whites think of blacks, and by comparing racial and ethnic cleavages in France and the United States, The Dignity of Working Men adds a vital new dimension to studies of class and race. -- Ann Swidler, University of California, BerkeleyMany interpreters of current society have posited that class is no longer a useful concept as a basis for identity. This book, based on hundreds of interviews with American and French workers, rejects that analysis...It is fascinating reading, an important contribution to a reexamination of class. -- J. Wishnia * Choice *Was there actually a set of values that could be considered distinctly "working class" in character, that represented a distinctly working-class worldview? One of the most sophisticated recent attempts to answer this question appeared in the recent study The Dignity of Working Men...[Lamont] recognized that asking workers to choose their most important values from a prepared list would essentially force their replies into a predetermined mold that had little to do with their real-world thoughts and feelings. Lamont used instead open-ended and non-directive questions. She interviewed 150 blue-collar workers, black and white, in the United States and in France, and compared them with middle-class people in both countries. Her questions asked workers to describe people who were similar to them and people who were different, people they liked and disliked, and those to whom they felt superior or inferior. Follow-up questions probed why they felt as they did, spontaneously eliciting a complex pattern of moral judgements and values. Both work and family did indeed emerge among the blue-collar workers' core values. But the real significance lay in how those were perceived. -- Andrew Levinson * The Nation *It is hard to imagine a comparative research design as well conceived as the one that frames Michèle Lamont's book…. The book is a model of cross cultural comparative analysis and deserves high praise. -- Rick Fantasia, Contemporary SociologyThe Dignity of Working Men is an important entry into examinations of the intersection of class, race, and immigration. (Lamont) gives us new leverage on both some viable antiracist threads of thinking among the white working class and on the complexity and humanism animating how African Americans engage the great divides of race and class. We shall all be discussing this meticulously researched, cogently argued, and provocative book for some years to come. -- Lawrence Bobo, Contemporary SociologyMichele Lamont's study of working-class men in the USA and France is...the most interesting contribution to this field for quite some time, and should serve as a benchmark for future scholarly debate...This is a really innovative and challenging book and it needs to be read as widely as possible...The Dignity of Working Men has all the potential to become a classic. -- John Solomos * Ethnic and Racial Studies *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Making Sense of Their Worlds The Questions The People The Research I. American Workers 1. The World in Moral Order "Disciplined Selves": Survival, Work Ethic, and Responsibility Providing for and Protecting the Family Straightforwardness and Personal Integrity Salvation from Pollution: Religion and Traditional Morality Caring Selves: Black Conceptions of Solidarity and Altruism The Policing of Moral Boundaries 2. Euphemized Racism: Moral qua Racial Boundaries How Morality Defines Racism Whites on Blacks Blacks on Whites Immigration The Policing of Racial Boundaries 3. Assessing"People Above" and"People Below" Morality and Class Relations "People Above" "People Below" The Policing of Class Boundaries II. The United States Compared 4. Workers Compared Profile of French Workers Profile of North African Immigrants Working Class Morality The Policing of Moral Boundaries Compared 5. Racism Compared French Workers on Muslims French Workers' Antiracism: Egalitarianism and Solidarity North African Responses The Policing of Racial Boundaries Compared 6. Class Boundaries Compared Class Boundaries in a Dying Class Struggle Workers on"People Above" Solidarity a la francaise: Against"Exclusion" The Policing of Class Boundaries Compared Conclusion: Toward a New Agenda Appendix A: Methods and Analysis Appendix B: The Context of the Interview: Economic Insecurity, Globalization, and Places Appendix C: Interviewees Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisCompeting Devotions focuses on the broad social and cultural forces that create women’s identities and shape their understanding of what makes life worth living. Mary Blair-Loy examines the career paths of women financial executives who have tried various approaches to balancing career and family.Trade ReviewMany professional women intuit that male colleagues whose spouse handle for them the details of everyday life are favored in the workplace. Blair-Loy confirms this intuition and shows us how it happens. She captures how the cultural schemas of "family devotion" and "work devotion" contribute to the reproduction of gender inequality, and how meeting the demands of a husband's job and other people's needs push professional women to progressively abandon their work to take care of others. Her analysis also gives us hope by comparing the fate of pre and post-baby boomers. This is both an important scholarly contribution and a book that will help readers think differently about their lives. It should be required reading for professional women who aspire to maintain multidimensional lives. -- Michèle Lamont, author of The Dignity of Working Men: Morality and the Boundaries of Race, Class, and ImmigrationThis is a fascinating book with an important message. Blair-Loy's findings are surprising. She challenges conventional viewpoints. She is on to something really new when she writes about not only the interplay between cultural norms and individual actions (and institutional structures) but on the cultural schemas that evoke deep emotional resonances. An outstanding book. -- Cynthia Fuchs-Epstein, author of Deceptive Distinctions: Sex, Gender and the Social OrderMary Blair-Loy's book transcends old debates about work and family by examining the women who have beaten the odds and risen to the top. Her detailed examination of careers and strategies perfectly complements her subtle analysis of the schemas and visions these women have for their lives. Blair-Loy has given us not only a splendid view into a little known world, but also a new way of understanding the dynamic interplay of work and family. Looking beyond the static conflict we have studied so much, she shows how creative women put traditional schemas of family and work into a mutual transformation to build for themselves a new and more livable world. -- Andrew Abbott, author of Time MattersBlair-Loy's comparison of the two groups [of work-committed and family-committed] women is an imaginative and beautifully constructed study that bristles with insight...Rather than serving up the standard menu of neat public policy fixes to achieve work-family 'balance,' Competing Devotions offers a compelling explanation as to why even such long overdue reforms as paid family leave legislation and the proliferation of 'family friendly' corporate benefits are not likely to do much to resolve the work-family conundrum without a far more fundamental set of social changes. Both corporate elite careers and motherhood, Blair-Loy argues, have deep moral and cultural underpinnings. Both are governed by what she calls 'schemas of devotion' that demand total commitment to one's 'calling,' whether it be to the corporation or the child(ren)...These morally laden schemas are so powerful that they often trump economic rationality. -- Ruth Milkman * Women's Review of Books *The work-devotion and family-devotion schemas are not simply used as rationalizations; they are gendered frameworks that others use to interpret behavior. As cultural models, they serve to define 'economic rationality'...Blair-Loy skillfully illustrates the patterns that emerge when we view individual lives in the context of their historical moment and social location. Competing Devotions is an insightful examination of work and family among elite executive women. -- Anita Ilta Garey * American Journal of Sociology *This book will be of significant interest to students of work and organizations, those who are concerned with work-family conflict and accommodation, and those students of cultural sociology who wish to read a testimonial on how important cultural schemas are in constructing social lives. Here the schemas are work and family. But the findings may potentially generalize to other cultural schemas that can have a powerful grip on us as we negotiate our lives, regardless of whether we innovate at the boundaries of competing devotions or not. -- Toby L. Parcel * Administrative Science Quarterly *This work is a welcome addition to the growing body of sociological studies of working women. A significant contribution of this book is that it lends a qualitative consideration to a topic too often evaluated by quantitative measures. -- Susan R. Cody * NWSA Journal *Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. The Devotion to Work Schema 2. The Devotion to Family Schema 3. Reinventing Schemas: Creating Part-Time Careers 4. Reinventing Schemas: Family Life among Full-Time Executive Women 5. Turning Points 6. Implications Appendix: Methods and Data Notes References Acknowledgments Index

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Book SynopsisIndustrial workers, not just peasants, played an essential role in the Mexican Revolution. Tracing the introduction of mechanized industry into the Orizaba Valley, Aurora Gómez-Galvarriato argues convincingly that the revolution cannot be understood apart from the Industrial Revolution, and thus provides a fresh perspective on both transformations.Trade ReviewGómez-Galvarriato’s sophisticated analysis of economic and labor history investigates the intersections of the Industrial Revolution in the textile industry with the revolutionary changes taking place in the Mexican political and social arena in 1910… Through careful research in government and textile company archives, oral history, and local and national newspapers, the author demonstrates that industrial labor won important postrevolutionary gains in how laborers worked and lived. -- J. B. Kirkwood * Choice *A new and exciting contribution to our understanding of modern Mexico. Ambitious in scope and compelling in the strength of its analysis and argument, this is a superb economic history of the Mexican textile industry that also addresses the critical issues of politics and workers’ welfare. Industry and Revolution will become a must-read for all historians of Mexico. -- Edward Beatty, University of Notre DameIndustry and Revolution is an important addition to both the literature on the economic history of Mexico and the literature on the economic effects of civil wars and revolutions. It is a powerful demonstration of how careful archival research can be marshaled to answer big social science questions. -- Stephen Haber, Stanford University

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Book SynopsisThis book is a study of labor relations and the first generation of skilled workers in colonial Korea, a subject crucial to the understanding of modernization in twentieth-century Korea. Born in rural Korea, these workers confronted both the colonial experience and the modern workplace as they interacted with Japanese managers and workers.

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Book SynopsisIn this book Daniel Hamermesh provides the first comprehensive picture of the disparate field of labor demand. The author reviews both the static and dynamic theories of labor demand, and provides evaluative summaries of the available empirical research in these two subject areas. Moreover, he uses both theory and evidence to establish a generalized framework for analyzing the impact of policies such as minimum wages, payroll taxes, job- security measures, unemployment insurance, and others. Covering every aspect of labor demand, this book uses material from a wide range of countries.Trade Review"Do we need a book concentrating solely on the demand side of the labor market? There are ... strong reasons why the answer is yes... Hamermesh is to be congratulated for providing a text that will stimulate a greater interest in the study of labor demand."--Robert A. Hart, Journal of Political Economy "In addition to discussing the relevant theoretical aspects in the field, Hamermesh spares no effort in providing tabular surveys of the vast empirical literature. Confronting theoretical models with empirical 'facts' of how a firm's labor demand responses to exogenous shocks provides ... 'a dose of reality to the more fanciful flights of macroeconomic theory.'... The book is ... essential reading."--Christoph R. Weiss, KyklosTable of ContentsList of FiguresList of TablesPrefaceCh. 1The Study of Labor Demand3Pt. 1The Static Demand for LaborCh. 2The Static Theory of Labor Demand17Ch. 3Wage, Employment, and Substitution Elasticities61Ch. 4Employment Demand and the Birth and Death of Firms137Ch. 5Static Demand Policies163Pt. 2The Dynamic Demand for LaborCh. 6The Dynamic Theory of Labor Demand205Ch. 7Estimates of the Dynamics of Employment and Hours247Ch. 8Dynamic Demand Policies298Pt. 3Some ApplicationsCh. 9Labor Demand and the Macroeconomy335Ch. 10Labor Demand and the Economics of Development364Ch. 11Conclusions, Data Requirements, and New Directions391References403Index437

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Book SynopsisA dynamic framework for studying social emergenceThe social sciences have sophisticated models of choice and equilibrium but little understanding of the emergence of novelty. Where do new alternatives, new organizational forms, and new types of people come from? Combining biochemical insights about the origin of life with innovative and historically oriented social network analyses, John Padgett and Walter Powell develop a theory about the emergence of organizational, market, and biographical novelty from the coevolution of multiple social networks. They demonstrate that novelty arises from spillovers across intertwined networks in different domains. In the short run actors make relations, but in the long run relations make actors.This theory of novelty emerging from intersecting production and biographical flows is developed through formal deductive modeling and through a wide range of original historical case studies. Padgett and Powell build on the biochemiTrade Review"[Padgett and Powell] see the 'percolation of perturbations' through complex networks as the next research frontier in the program of study that they propose, and they hope their initial forays in The Emergence of Organizations and Markets will inspire readers across the sciences to pick up the torch. If that happens, this theoretically innovative contribution to social science will have catalyzed the regeneration of historical applications of complexity science."--Michael Macy, Science "This important book ... combines insights from biochemical origins of life and social network analysis to study the emergence of organizational forms that have been important in the development of market societies. This unusual synthesis provides original perspectives to the fourteen case studies in the book. These studies make sense of detailed relational data through models of biological evolution. In addition to being informative on some of the major turning points in economic history, the case studies suggest new explanations for the background and origins of major organizational innovations."--Ozge Dilaver Kalkan, JASSS "Combining biochemical insights about the origin of life with innovative and historically oriented social net-work analyses, John Padgett and Walter Powell develop a theory about the emergence of organizational market, and biographical novelty from the coevolution of multiple social networks."--World Book Industry "Padgett and Powell have put together an imposing positive theoretical and empirical account of organizational novelty that bears even the potential to inspire the natural sciences in return, irrespective of any remaining qualms on the part of less naturalistic social scientists."--Guido Mollering, Economic Sociology European Newsletter "The Emergence of Organizations and Markets will unquestionably change how scholars think about innovation and the economy, highlighting the importance of coevolution across multiple network domains and the duality between actors and social relations."--James N. Baron, American Journal of SociologyTable of ContentsContributors ix List of Illustrations xiii List of Tables xvii Acknowledgments xix Chapter 1 The Problem of Emergence John F. Padgett and Walter W. Powell 1 Part I Autocatalysis 31 * Chapter 2 Autocatalysis in Chemistry and the Origin of Life John F. Padgett 33 * Chapter 3 Economic Production as Chemistry II John F. Padgett, Peter McMahan, and Xing Zhong 70 * Chapter 4 From Chemical to Social Networks John F. Padgett 92 Part II Early Capitalism and State Formation 115 * Chapter 5 The Emergence of Corporate Merchant-Banks in Dugento Tuscany John F. Padgett 121 * Chapter 6 Transposition and Refunctionality: The Birth of Partnership Systems in Renaissance Florence John F. Padgett 168 * Chapter 7 Country as Global Market: Netherlands, Calvinism, and the Joint-Stock Company John F. Padgett 208 * Chapter 8 Conflict Displacement and Dual Inclusion in the Construction of Germany Jonathan Obert and John F. Padgett 235 Part III Communist Transitions 267 * Chapter 9 The Politics of Communist Economic Reform: Soviet Union and China John F. Padgett 271 * Chapter 10 Deviations from Design: The Emergence of New Financial Markets and Organizations in Yeltsin's Russia Andrew Spicer 316 * Chapter 11 The Emergence of the Russian Mobile Telecom Market: Local Technical Leadership and Global Investors in a Shadow of the State Valery Yakubovich and Stanislav Shekshnia 334 * Chapter 12 Social Sequence Analysis: Ownership Networks, Political Ties, and Foreign Investment in Hungary David Stark and Balazs Vedres 347 Part IV Contemporary Capitalism and Science 375 * Chapter 13 Chance, Necessite, et Naivete: Ingredients to Create a New Organizational Form Walter W. Powell and Kurt Sandholtz 379 * Chapter 14 Organizational and Institutional Genesis: The Emergence of High-Tech Clusters in the Life Sciences Walter W. Powell, Kelley Packalen, and Kjersten Whittington 434 * Chapter 15 An Open Elite: Arbiters, Catalysts, or Gatekeepers in the Dynamics of Industry Evolution? Walter W. Powell and Jason Owen-Smith 466 * Chapter 16 Academic Laboratories and the Reproduction of Proprietary Science: Modeling Organizational Rules through Autocatalytic Networks Jeannette A. Colyvas and Spiro Maroulis 496 * Chapter 17 Why the Valley Went First: Aggregation and Emergence in Regional Inventor Networks Lee Fleming, Lyra Colfer, Alexandra Marin, and Jonathan McPhie 520 * Chapter 18 Managing the Boundaries of an "Open" Project Fabrizio Ferraro and Siobhan O'Mahony 545 * Coda: Reflections on the Study of Multiple Networks Walter W. Powell and John F. Padgett 566 Index of Authors 571 Index of Subjects 573

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year""Cobble’s appreciation for the integrity of the full rights feminists’ line of reasoning and their persistence shapes her book."---Nancy F. Cott, New York Review of Books"Cobble’s impressive research draws on countless primary sources from collections spanning archives, libraries, and research institutions from around the globe, making her book a must read for students interested in transnational feminism." * Choice Reviews *"[A] comprehensive new history. . . . Cobble’s book is brimming with stories of women who similarly moved in and out of unions, feminist organizations, and government posts."---Laura Tanenbaum, Jacobin"Dorothy Sue Cobble's sweeping, carefully-researched, and beautifully-written story of full-rights feminists. . . . will no doubt remain a touchstone for the history of feminism and labor for years to come."---Jocelyn Olcott, International Review of Social History

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Book SynopsisRace is now relevant not only in negative cases of discrimination, but in more positive ways as well. This book examines this emerging strategy in a range of employment situations, including the low-skilled sector, professional and white-collar jobs, and entertainment and media.Trade ReviewWinner of the 2014 Richard A. Lester Award for the Outstanding Book in Industrial Relations and Labor Economics, Industrial Relations Section of Princeton University Finalist for the 2014 Benjamin L. Hooks Institute for Social Change National Book Award, The University of Memphis Honorable Mention for the 2015 Oliver Cromwell Cox Book Award, Racial and Ethnic Minorities Section of the American Sociological Association "After Civil Rights makes a compelling case for the pervasiveness of race-conscious employment practices."--Glenn Altschuler, Florida Courier "John Skrentny, Professor of Sociology and Co-Director of the Center for Comparative Immigration Studies at UC-San Diego, gives readers a well-researched, thoroughly documented and provocative work, presenting his theory for how employers view race in the workplace in the USA... Skrentny's chapter on racial realism, and its corollary, immigrant realism, in the low-wage workplace, is one I wish I had written... His account of how the law works in practice and on the ground is a great read for those interested in legal studies, history, political science, sociology or civil rights."--Leticia Saucedo, LSE Review of Books "If you want to explore deeper social policy, it is worth a read."--Barry H. Dyller, Trial "With the book's over 1,300 notes, scores of case law findings, and dozens of studies on race and labor market outcomes, it is impossible not to be impressed by Skrentny's erudition, research prowess, and deft ability to link multiple academic disciplines under one driving question... If you are a race, labor, immigration, or legal scholar you should absolutely read this book. You will never think about Title VII or the intersection of race and employment decisions in the same way again."--Charles A. Gallagher, American Journal of Sociology "Skrentny shows that in many sectors of the labor market, race is used in ways that were unanticipated when the 1964 Civil Rights Act was enacted... [His] account of racial realism in the low-skilled sector is chilling."--Kevin Lang, Journal of Economic Literature "This book skillfully presents comprehensive empirical research and is written in a conversational style accessible to a wide audience."--Nigel Carter, Transfer "[An] important and thought-provoking book."--Anthony S. Chen, Social Service Review "Skrentny has authored a fascinating book that is filled with law, information about how employers operate notwithstanding the law, and empirical evidence that supports and, at times, contradicts some employers' beliefs about the usefulness of employing race as a qualifier for jobs. This empirical research should be useful to lawyers who litigate these cases using Title VII. And Skrentny comes up with a cross-disciplinary approach to solving problems. Not all of his solutions are politically or constitutionally possible, but the legislative solutions he suggests are interesting and innovative, and, perhaps in the future, may be effective."--Ann C. McGinley, Tulsa Law Review "After Civil Rights not only contributes valuably to our understanding of how race figures into employment practices at the contemporary American workplace, it also succeeds in making the case for renewing the debate about where law and public policy should go from here."--Anthony S. Chen, Social Service Review "Sociologist John D. Skrentny has written an important and original book examining the fundamental role played by race in hiring and other personnel decisions in the modern American workplace. The originality of his premise calls attention to a phenomenon that everyone knows about but rarely discusses as he investigates the ways in which racial considerations are taken into account by employers for a wide range of reasons, even though in principle this practice was prohibited by the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and justly celebrated as a landmark statute of historic importance. Skrentny obtains remarkable mileage by exploring this simple yet apparently paradoxical state of affairs in depth and by avoiding judgmental impulses that frequently arise."--Gavin Wright, Journal of American StudiesTable of ContentsList of Figures and Tables ix Preface xi Chapter 1 Managing Race in the American Workplace 1 Chapter 2 Leverage Racial Realism in the Professions and Business 38 Chapter 3 We the People Racial Realism in Politics and Government 89 Chapter 4 Displaying Race for Dollars Racial Realism in Media and Entertainment 153 Chapter 5 The Jungle Revisited? Racial Realism in the Low-Skilled Sector 216 Chapter 6 Bringing Practice, Law, and Values Together 265 Notes 291 Index 383

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Book SynopsisFarming is essential to the American economy and our daily lives, yet few of us have much contact with farmers except through the food we eat. Who are America's farmers? Why is farming important to them? How are they coping with dramatic changes to their way of life? In the Blood paints a vivid and moving portrait of America's farm families, sheddiTrade Review"A vivid and moving portrait of America's farm families."--Bookseller Buyer's Guide "An important book for rural sociologists."--ChoiceTable of ContentsIntroduction 1 1 Families 12 2 Neighbors 46 3 Faith 72 4 Independence 95 5 The Land 119 6 Technology 140 7 Markets 163 Afterword 185 Appendix 191 Notes 199 Index 219

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Book Synopsis"A vivid look at how India has developed the idea of entrepreneurial citizens as leaders mobilizing society and how people try to live that promise"--Provided by publisher.Trade Review"Winner of the ICA Outstanding Book Award, International Communication Association""Winner of the Diana Forsythe Prize, Committee on the Anthropology of Science, Technology, and Computing of the General Anthropology Division, and the Society for the Anthropology of Work""... profoundly comparative with important theoretical implications. This book certainly needs to be read carefully and very widely." * American Journal of Sociology *"Brilliant ethnography."---Elliott Prasse-Freeman, Asian Journal of Social Science ​​​​​​​

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Book Synopsis"A vivid look at how India has developed the idea of entrepreneurial citizens as leaders mobilizing society and how people try to live that promise"--Provided by publisher.Trade Review"Winner of the ICA Outstanding Book Award, International Communication Association""Winner of the Diana Forsythe Prize, Committee on the Anthropology of Science, Technology, and Computing of the General Anthropology Division, and the Society for the Anthropology of Work""... profoundly comparative with important theoretical implications. This book certainly needs to be read carefully and very widely." * American Journal of Sociology *"Brilliant ethnography."---Elliott Prasse-Freeman, Asian Journal of Social Science ​​​​​​​

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the Best Information Science Book Award, Association for Information Science and Technology""Winner of the McGannon Book Award, McGannon Center at Fordham University""Winner of the Labor Tech Book Award, Labor Tech Research Network""Splendid. . . . A rigorous and surprisingly entertaining ethnographic portrait of a profession in transition."---Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker"Provocative. . . . [Levy’s] concise and lively book will interest anyone concerned with the complicated business of regulation."---Marc Levinson, Wall Street Journal"Data Driven does not disappoint. It is an exceptional exploration of how new rules and AI are transforming modern long-haul trucking, and how almost everyone who talks about the future of robots and work is getting it wrong."---Zephyr Teachout, American Prospect"“Breezily written; a quick and informative read.”"---Peter Hoskin, Prospect

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"A fascinating and thought-provoking look into the relationship between sexual orientation and employment." * Library Journal *"This is the rare academic book that brought tears to my eyes thanks to its poignancy, rather than out of boredom. It serves as a model of how the history of neoliberalism could and should be written: with concerted attention to categories of race, gender, sexuality, class, and their interaction, rendered with sensitivity and attentive to the subjectivity and dignity of the historical actors it portrays."---Lily Geismer, Chronicle of Higher Education

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the Distinguished Scholarly Book Award, Labor and Labor Movements Section of the American Sociological Association""Winner of the Distinguished Scholarly Book Award, Sociology of Development Section of the American Sociological Association""Winner of the John Friedman Best Book Award, Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning"

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Shortlisted for the Foundation for the Sociology of Health and Illness Book Prize, British Sociological Association"

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Sharp and information-rich. . . . [The Power of Organizations] offers a comprehensive, detailed glimpse of what contemporary organizational theory has become."---Brayden G. King, Administrative Science Quarterly

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Sharp and information-rich. . . . [The Power of Organizations] offers a comprehensive, detailed glimpse of what contemporary organizational theory has become."---Brayden G. King, Administrative Science Quarterly

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Book SynopsisAn account of horrific human rights abuses in international shipping, arguing for the rights of seafarers, and international regulation.

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Book SynopsisA comprehensive examination of the contemporary mineworkers’ movement in South Africa, in a vivid ethnographic narrativeTrade Review'Opens a window on the struggles of South Africa miners to overcome not only the opposition of the plutocratic mineowners, but also the opposition of the entrenched union establishment created in an earlier era of upheaval.' -- Frances Fox Piven, City University of New York Graduate Center'Highlights the crucial role of ordinary workers in changing history. It is a richly textured portrayal of the lives and activities of the grassroots worker leaders who organised the historic platinum strikes in South Africa. It is a path-breaking history of the labour movement and a scholarly tribute to the agency of the slain Marikana miners and their comrades' -- Trevor Ngwane, South African socialist and anti-apartheid activist'The book provides what is currently missing - a detailed and sympathetic history, from within the ranks of the unions and workers committees and in the words of the strikers themselves' -- Leo Zeilig, editor of Class Struggle and Resistance in Africa (2008)'This book provides a fascinating and unique account of a set of pivotal events in recent South African history, as well as insight that is both locally and comparatively profound' -- Dunbar Moodie, Professor of Sociology, Wits University'An incisive yet empathetic account' -- African Studies Quarterly'Exceptionally extraordinary' -- CLR JournalTable of ContentsGlossary of South African Organisations List of Acronyms and Abbreviations List of Leaders Timeline of Key Events Acknowledgements Maps 1. Introduction 2. The Spark Underground 3. The Spirit of Marikana is Born 4. Amplats Carries the Torch 5. The Rise of the AMCU and the Demise of Worker Committees 6. Insurgent Trade Unionism and the Great Strike of 2014 Postscript Appendices Notes Selected Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisHow class is structured in the call-centres, office blocks and fast-food chains of modern Britain.Trade Review'A sophisticated answer to impoverished sociologies and cheap media cliches ... A sharp and deeply necessary book' -- Richard Seymour, author of Corbyn: The Strange Rebirth of Radical Politics (Verso, 2017).'Charles Umney presents a powerful and nuanced alternative narrative driven by Marxist political economy. With a keen eye for irony, paradox, and the absurd, he analyses work, politics, and technology in capitalist societies. This is a witty and wise antidote to the mainstream diagnoses of our times' -- Professor Ian Greer, Cornell University'By reinstating the importance of Marxist analysis for understanding the relationship between class and social inequality in 21st century Britain, Charles Umney has written a highly cogent and perspicacious account of the formation of contemporary inequality and exploitation... a vital source' -- Professor Paul Stewart, former editor of Work, Employment and Society'A highly accessible presentation of the transformation of the British economy over the last four decades and the problems facing Britain today. Umney vividly demonstrates the acute relevance of Marxist class analysis for understanding work, government, economics and politics in 21st century capitalism' -- Dr Matt Vidal, Loughborough University LondonTable of ContentsList of Figures List of Tables Acknowledgements Introduction The Rest of the Book 1. The ‘Economy that Works for Everyone’ Platitudes Class Since the Financial Crisis Class and Classification in Academia 2. Alien Powers: Class in Marxist Thought Conflict in the Workplace Dependency and Discipline Subordination of the Individual Alien Powers and Loss of Control Beyond Production 3. Changing Class Dynamics in Britain Introduction Inequality and the Balance of Class Power in Britain Financialisation, Capital and Class Discipline Labour Discipline and ‘Precarity’ Conclusion 4. Jobs Workplace Control Conflict, Resistance and Class Power 5. Government Adequate Forms and Alien Powers Public Services and Capital Blood Sacrifices to Alien Powers 6. Class and Equality Class, ‘Identity Politics’ and Cosmopolitans Marxism and Feminism Equality and Capital Capital and Immigration 7. Technology The Means of Evaluation Capitalism and the Wasting of Resources 8. Media and Ideology Common Sense The News Media Marxist Views on Ideology 9. Conclusion Summary Capital and the Future Final Thoughts: Britain after the 2017 General Election Notes Index

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Book SynopsisWe live in a world with too many graduates fighting for too few graduate jobs; where Deliveroo drivers have PhDs. What’s the point in a university education in a world without enough jobs? Roth writes a sharp critique of the utility of a degree and the functioning of higher education, drawing on his experience as a higher education administrator.Trade Review'Modern American capitalism is producing a vast population of under-employed and unemployed yet highly educated people. Gary Roth provides a meticulously researched dissection of this phenomenon.' -- Steve Fraser, author of 'Class Matters: The Strange Career of an American Delusion''A fascinating analysis that plots the distance between what we think we know about education and what the reality actually is. Cuts through the cloudiness of our long-held illusions.' -- Alfred Lubrano, author of 'Limbo: Blue Collar Roots, White Collar Dreams'Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Higher Education and Class 2. The Overproduction of Intelligence 3. Class in Transition: Historical Background 4. Underemployment Through the Decades 5. The Educated Underclass 6. Into the Future Index

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Book SynopsisThe politics of punishment meet labour exploitation in this new analysisTrade Review'This book is an illuminating interrogation into captive labour, disposable workforce and state harm. Grasping the intricacies of labour, immigration, capital and criminalisation, this thought-provoking work will revolutionise our understanding of the carceral state' -- Fidelis Chebe, Director, Migrant Action'A magnificent piece of scholarship. It is eloquently written, meticulously researched and filled with profound insights: an instant classic' -- Dr David Scott, The Open University and author of 'For Abolition''A brilliant study of carceral labour as a form of neoliberal statecraft with deep historical roots that haunt it today' -- Avery F. Gordon Visiting Professor Birkbeck School of Law and author of 'The Hawthorn Archive: Letters from the Utopian Margins''Brilliant - shows how carceral labour shapes the world of work in ways that are more important than we have ever acknowledged, and adds an indispensable dimension to our understanding of capitalism. Read this book and learn how the strategies deployed in prisons and in immigration detention centres spread into labour markets in ways that discipline all of us' -- David Whyte, Professor of Socio-Legal Studies at the University of Liverpool and co-editor of 'The Violence of Austerity''Compelling, compassionate and original. It highlights the hidden scandal of, and resistance to, carceral labour in the haunted environment of immigration removal centres' -- Professor Joe Sim, Liverpool John Moores University'Academically rigorous, rich in detail and makes an important contribution to our understanding of carceral labour’ -- Dr Monish Bhatia, Birkbeck, University of London'Brings debates on prison labour to a new level of theoretical sophistication, insightfully exploring its modern-day, reworked manifestations across the various spheres of the carceral state and laying bare its crucial role as a form of statecraft' -- José A. Brandariz, Professor of Criminal Law and Criminology, University of A Coruna, SpainTable of ContentsTables and Figures Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Labour Discipline and Reform 2. The Immigration Detention Estate 3. Carceral Haunting 4. Political Anatomies of Labour 5. Labour Control Regimes Conclusion Appendix: Methodological Note Notes Index

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Book SynopsisA study of women creating fake fashion in China - and how it affects the economy, labour, creativity and culture.Trade Review'Sara Liao shows how shanzhai is much more than faking: she rethinks what it means to be creative in today's globalised China. The book presents a sensitive and detailed account of the gendered and precarious aspirations of fashion designers, offering a timely view on a multiplicity of China Dreams' -- Jeroen de Kloet, author of 'China with a Cut: Globalisation, Urban Youth and Popular Music'Table of ContentsList of Figures Series preface Acknowledgements 1. Introduction: Fashion Work, Precarious Labor, and Women Designers in Shanzhai Culture 2. Shanzhai Fashion and Precarious Creativity in China 3. The Digital Labor and Production Culture of Shanzhai Fashion 4. The Shanzhai of Shanzhai: The Politics of Copying and Creativity 5. Shanzhai Dreams and the Chinese Dream 6. Shanzhai Culture, National Ideologies, and Transnational Capitalism: A Double-edged Sword Appendix: Demographics of Informants Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisA major new study looking at the catalysing role of workers' inquiries in the rebirth of a global labour movement from belowTrade Review'Incisively examines the most recent and compelling examples of workers' autonomous resistance to the modern precarious workplace. Ovetz's invaluable collection applies workers' inquiry to contemporary practice. Essential reading for students of contemporary labor activism.' -- Immanuel Ness, author of 'Southern Insurgency: The Coming of the Global Working Class' (Pluto, 2015)‘An inspiring and fascinating collection of studies -- ‘Counterfire’Table of ContentsList of Figures and Tables Acknowledgments Introduction - Robert Ovetz PART I: TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS 1. Camioneros: The Argentine Truckers’ Union that Can Paralyze the Country - Dario Bursztyn 2. When Class Unionism Leads to Working-Class Recomposition: The Case of TÜMTİS in Turkey - Alpkan Birelma 3. Resisting Sexism and Racism in Italian Logistics Worker Organizing - Anna Curcio PART II: EDUCATION, CALL CENTERS, CLEANERS, PLATFORM WORK, AND GAMERS 4. Making Threats: Credible Strike Threats in the US, 2012–2016 - Robert Ovetz 5. The Self-Organization of the Mexican Multitude Against Neoliberal State Terror: The CNTE Dissident Teachers’ Movement Against the 2013 Education Reform - Patrick Cuninghame 6. Notes from Below: A Brief Survey of Class Composition in the UK - Callum Cant, Sai Englert, Lydia Hughes, Wendy Liu, Achille Marotta, Seth Wheeler, and Jamie Woodcock PART III: MANUFACTURING AND MINING 7. Worker Organizing in China: Challenges and Opportunities - Jenny Chan 8. Self-Organizing is Breathing Life into Workers’ Struggles in South Africa - Shawn Hattingh and Dr. Dale T. McKinley 9. Towards a Global Workers’ Inquiry: A Study of Indian Precarious Auto Workers - Lorenza Monaco About the Authors Index

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Book SynopsisA major new study looking at the catalysing role of workers' inquiries in the rebirth of a global labour movement from belowTrade Review'Incisively examines the most recent and compelling examples of workers' autonomous resistance to the modern precarious workplace. Ovetz's invaluable collection applies workers' inquiry to contemporary practice. Essential reading for students of contemporary labor activism.' -- Immanuel Ness, author of 'Southern Insurgency: The Coming of the Global Working Class' (Pluto, 2015)‘An inspiring and fascinating collection of studies -- ‘Counterfire’Table of ContentsList of Figures and Tables Acknowledgments Introduction - Robert Ovetz PART I: TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS 1. Camioneros: The Argentine Truckers’ Union that Can Paralyze the Country - Dario Bursztyn 2. When Class Unionism Leads to Working-Class Recomposition: The Case of TÜMTİS in Turkey - Alpkan Birelma 3. Resisting Sexism and Racism in Italian Logistics Worker Organizing - Anna Curcio PART II: EDUCATION, CALL CENTERS, CLEANERS, PLATFORM WORK, AND GAMERS 4. Making Threats: Credible Strike Threats in the US, 2012–2016 - Robert Ovetz 5. The Self-Organization of the Mexican Multitude Against Neoliberal State Terror: The CNTE Dissident Teachers’ Movement Against the 2013 Education Reform - Patrick Cuninghame 6. Notes from Below: A Brief Survey of Class Composition in the UK - Callum Cant, Sai Englert, Lydia Hughes, Wendy Liu, Achille Marotta, Seth Wheeler, and Jamie Woodcock PART III: MANUFACTURING AND MINING 7. Worker Organizing in China: Challenges and Opportunities - Jenny Chan 8. Self-Organizing is Breathing Life into Workers’ Struggles in South Africa - Shawn Hattingh and Dr. Dale T. McKinley 9. Towards a Global Workers’ Inquiry: A Study of Indian Precarious Auto Workers - Lorenza Monaco About the Authors Index

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Book SynopsisAn expert's guide to ending modern slaveryTrade Review'Her powerful treatise argues that modern slavery does not really exist as a clear phenomenon, but has been seized on to divert attention from the underlying causes of labour exploitation' -- Amelia Gentleman, Guardian'A horrifying exposé of how modern slavery is being used by elites against those most in need in our society - a must-read' -- Frankie Boyle, comedian'A brave, well-argued and thought-provoking intervention in a complex debate' -- Daniel Trilling, journalist and author of 'Lights In The Distance: Exile and Refuge at the Borders of Europe' (Picador, 2019)'Electrifyingly good, thoughtful and deeply concerned with people at the sharp end of anti-trafficking and anti-migrant policies. A must-read for the entire left' -- Molly Smith, co-author, with Juno Mac, of 'Revolting Prostitutes: The Fight for Sex Workers' Rights' (Verso, 2020)'A thought-provoking and essential read - especially if you believe great progress in tackling 'modern slavery' is imminent. Kenway forces us to reconsider how we even think and talk about exploitation' -- Stuart McDonald, Scottish National Party MP for Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East'A much needed and well-researched book' -- The Justice Gap'Challenging political rhetoric, Kenway makes a convincing case for the need to separate immigration law enforcement from labour inspection and policing' -- Times Literary Supplement'Incredible' -- Red Handed podcastTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction 1. The Rise of the New Abolitionists 2. At the Borders of Humanity 3. Sex, Slavery and Women Divided 4. Behind the Brands 5. Spotting the Signs Conclusion Notes Index

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Book Synopsis'Amazon Capitalism' grows ever stronger. This book provides the answers on how to fight the company's terrifying omnipotence.Trade Review'Drawing on deep and wide-ranging scholarship, this compelling collection provides heartening evidence of push-back by communities and organised labour against Amazon. Essential reading.' -- Kirsty Newsome, Professor of Employment Relations, Sheffield UniversityA must-read for scholars and activists alike. This stellar collection of essays documents exploitation and resistance at Amazon across the globe. -- Carolina Bank Muñoz, Tow Professor of Sociology, City University of New York'This important and timely book on Amazon's global empire is a must read for those who are concerned about economic inequality, massive public surveillance, and the threat to worker rights and democracy around the world' -- Kent Wong, Director, UCLA Labor Center'This brilliant compilation of essays shows us how, like Walmart before it, Amazon has risen to global dominance through shrewd use of technology, data systems and supply chains, and also by skirting and breaking laws' -- Professor Stephanie Luce, School of Labor and Urban Studies, CUNY'More than a book about Amazon. It is about the transition in global capitalism and its implications not only for Amazon's workforce, but on the global working class' -- Bill Fletcher, Jr., executive editor of globalafricanworker.com'An excellent book … it is clearly written and contains a stack of information about Amazon’s practices and the resistance they are generating' -- Socialist Book Reviews'Those hoping to build more power for workers have much to learn from this book’s examination of organizing within Amazon' -- Labor Notes'Offers important insights into Amazon’s insidious nature, the challenges of organizing, and also some glimmers of organizing success at the local and national levels' -- Jonathan Rosenblum, Jacobin'Absolutely essential reading for every driver, warehouse associate, and tech worker at Amazon' -- Anonymous Amazon worker, Stansbury ForumTable of ContentsList of Figures and Tables Dedication Acknowledgments Preface: Amazon and the Future of Work in the Global Economy - Ruth Milkman Introduction: Amazon Capitalism - Jake Alimahomed-Wilson, Juliann Allison, and Ellen Reese PART I - AMAZON’S RISE IN GLOBAL POWER 1. Amazon: Context, Structure, and Vulnerability - Kim Moody 2. Power Accrues to the Powerful: Amazon’s Market Share, Customer Surveillance, and Internet Dominance - Dana M. Williams 3. Transnational Amazon: Labor Exploitation and the Rise of E-Commerce in South Asia - Jeb Sprague and Sreerekha Sathi PART II - EXPLOITATION AND RESISTANCE ACROSS AMAZON’S GLOBAL EMPIRE 4. The Amazonification of Logistics: E-Commerce, Labor, and Exploitation in the Last Mile - Jake Alimahomed-Wilson 5. Automation and the Surveillance-Driven Warehouse in Inland Southern California - Jason Struna and Ellen Reese 6. Gender, Race, and Amazon Warehouse Labor in the United States - Ellen Reese 7. A New Industrial Working Class? Challenges in Disrupting Amazon’s Fulfillment Process in Germany - Nantina Vgontzas 8. A Struggle for Bodies and Souls: Amazon Management and Union Strategies in France and Italy - Francesco Massimo PART III - COMMUNITIES CONFRONTING THE E-COMMERCE GIANT 9. Company Town: What Happens to a City and its Democracy when Amazon Dominates? - Katie Wilson 10. Lessons from New York City’s Struggle Against Amazon HQ2 in Long Island City - Steve Lang and Filip Stabrowski 11. What Happens When Amazon Comes to Town? Environmental Impacts, Local Economies, and Resistance in Inland Southern California - Juliann Emmons Allison 12. Worker and Community Organizing to Challenge Amazon’s Algorithmic Threat - Sheheryar Kaoosji PART IV - STRUGGLING TO WIN AGAINST AMAZON 13. Amazon Strikes in Europe: Seven Years of Industrial Action, Challenges, and Strategies - Jörn Boewe and Johannes Schulten 14. Bursting the Bubble: The Emerging Tech Worker Movement at Amazon - Spencer Cox 15. The CEO Has No Clothes: Worker Leadership and Amazon’s Failures During COVID-19 - Dania Rajendra 16. Think Big: Organizing a Successful Amazon Workers’ Movement in the United States by Combining the Strengths of the Left and Organized Labor - Peter Olney and Rand Wilson 17. Amazonians United! An Interview with DCH1 (Chicago) Amazonians United - DCH1 Amazonians United Conclusion: Resisting Amazon Capitalism - Jake Alimahomed-Wilson and Ellen Reese About the Authors Index

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Book Synopsis'Amazon Capitalism' grows ever stronger. This book provides the answers on how to fight the company's terrifying omnipotence.Trade Review'Drawing on deep and wide-ranging scholarship, this compelling collection provides heartening evidence of push-back by communities and organised labour against Amazon. Essential reading.' -- Kirsty Newsome, Professor of Employment Relations, Sheffield UniversityA must-read for scholars and activists alike. This stellar collection of essays documents exploitation and resistance at Amazon across the globe. -- Carolina Bank Muñoz, Tow Professor of Sociology, City University of New York'This important and timely book on Amazon's global empire is a must read for those who are concerned about economic inequality, massive public surveillance, and the threat to worker rights and democracy around the world' -- Kent Wong, Director, UCLA Labor Center'This brilliant compilation of essays shows us how, like Walmart before it, Amazon has risen to global dominance through shrewd use of technology, data systems and supply chains, and also by skirting and breaking laws' -- Professor Stephanie Luce, School of Labor and Urban Studies, CUNY'More than a book about Amazon. It is about the transition in global capitalism and its implications not only for Amazon's workforce, but on the global working class' -- Bill Fletcher, Jr., executive editor of globalafricanworker.com'An excellent book … it is clearly written and contains a stack of information about Amazon’s practices and the resistance they are generating' -- Socialist Book Reviews'Those hoping to build more power for workers have much to learn from this book’s examination of organizing within Amazon' -- Labor Notes'Offers important insights into Amazon’s insidious nature, the challenges of organizing, and also some glimmers of organizing success at the local and national levels' -- Jonathan Rosenblum, Jacobin'Absolutely essential reading for every driver, warehouse associate, and tech worker at Amazon' -- Anonymous Amazon worker, Stansbury ForumTable of ContentsList of Figures and Tables Dedication Acknowledgments Preface: Amazon and the Future of Work in the Global Economy - Ruth Milkman Introduction: Amazon Capitalism - Jake Alimahomed-Wilson, Juliann Allison, and Ellen Reese PART I - AMAZON’S RISE IN GLOBAL POWER 1. Amazon: Context, Structure, and Vulnerability - Kim Moody 2. Power Accrues to the Powerful: Amazon’s Market Share, Customer Surveillance, and Internet Dominance - Dana M. Williams 3. Transnational Amazon: Labor Exploitation and the Rise of E-Commerce in South Asia - Jeb Sprague and Sreerekha Sathi PART II - EXPLOITATION AND RESISTANCE ACROSS AMAZON’S GLOBAL EMPIRE 4. The Amazonification of Logistics: E-Commerce, Labor, and Exploitation in the Last Mile - Jake Alimahomed-Wilson 5. Automation and the Surveillance-Driven Warehouse in Inland Southern California - Jason Struna and Ellen Reese 6. Gender, Race, and Amazon Warehouse Labor in the United States - Ellen Reese 7. A New Industrial Working Class? Challenges in Disrupting Amazon’s Fulfillment Process in Germany - Nantina Vgontzas 8. A Struggle for Bodies and Souls: Amazon Management and Union Strategies in France and Italy - Francesco Massimo PART III - COMMUNITIES CONFRONTING THE E-COMMERCE GIANT 9. Company Town: What Happens to a City and its Democracy when Amazon Dominates? - Katie Wilson 10. Lessons from New York City’s Struggle Against Amazon HQ2 in Long Island City - Steve Lang and Filip Stabrowski 11. What Happens When Amazon Comes to Town? Environmental Impacts, Local Economies, and Resistance in Inland Southern California - Juliann Emmons Allison 12. Worker and Community Organizing to Challenge Amazon’s Algorithmic Threat - Sheheryar Kaoosji PART IV - STRUGGLING TO WIN AGAINST AMAZON 13. Amazon Strikes in Europe: Seven Years of Industrial Action, Challenges, and Strategies - Jörn Boewe and Johannes Schulten 14. Bursting the Bubble: The Emerging Tech Worker Movement at Amazon - Spencer Cox 15. The CEO Has No Clothes: Worker Leadership and Amazon’s Failures During COVID-19 - Dania Rajendra 16. Think Big: Organizing a Successful Amazon Workers’ Movement in the United States by Combining the Strengths of the Left and Organized Labor - Peter Olney and Rand Wilson 17. Amazonians United! An Interview with DCH1 (Chicago) Amazonians United - DCH1 Amazonians United Conclusion: Resisting Amazon Capitalism - Jake Alimahomed-Wilson and Ellen Reese About the Authors Index

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Book SynopsisArtificial intelligence should be changing society, not reinforcing capitalist notions of workTrade Review'Brings together a range of unmissable views across the contemporary spectrum of technology-driven labour relations' -- Dr. Ivan Williams Jimenez, Policy and Development Manager at the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health, UK'A path-breaking book offering unparalleled insights. Moore and Woodcock re-affirm their position as leaders in this field' -- Premilla D'Cruz, Professor of Organizational Behaviour Area, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA)Table of ContentsFigures Series Preface Acknowledgements Introduction: AI: Making it, Faking it, Breaking it - Phoebe V. Moore and Jamie Woodcock PART I - MAKING IT 1. AI Trainers: Who is the Smart Worker Today? - Phoebe V. Moore 2. Work Now, Profit Later: AI Between Capital, Labour and Regulation - Toni Prug and Paško Bilić 3. Delivering Food on Bikes: Between Machinic Subordination and Autonomy in the Algorithmic Workplace - Benjamin Herr 4. Putting the Habitus to Work: Digital Prosumption, Surveillance and Distinction - Eduard Müller 5. The Power of Prediction: People Analytics at Work - Uwe Vormbusch and Peter Kels PART II - FAKING IT 6. Manufacturing Consent in the Gig Economy - Luca Perrig 7. Automated and Autonomous? Technologies Mediating the Exertion and Perception of Labour Control - Beatriz Casas González 8. Can Robots Produce Customer Confidence? Contradictions Among Automation, New Mechanisms of Control and Resistances in the Banking Labour Process - Giorgio Boccardo PART III - BREAKING IT 9. It Gets Better With Age: AI and the Labour Process in Old and New Gig-Economy Firms - Adam Badger 10. Self-Tracking and Sousveillance at Work: Insights from Human-Computer Interaction and Social Science - Marta E. Cecchinato, Sandy J. J. Gould and Frederick Harry Pitts 11. Breaking Digital Atomisation: Resistant Cultures of Solidarity in Platform-Based Courier Work - Heiner Heiland and Simon Schaupp 12. Resisting the Algorithmic Boss: Guessing, Gaming, Reframing and Contesting Rules in App-Based Management - Joanna Bronowicka and Mirela Ivanova Notes on Contributors Index

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