{"product_id":"work-in-a-modern-society-the-german-historical-experience-in-comparative-perspective-9781845455750","title":"Work in a Modern Society: The German Historical","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tWhereas the history of workers and labor movements has been widely researched, the history of work has been rather neglected by comparison. This volume offers original contributions that deal with cultural, social and theoretical aspects of the history of work in modern Europe, including the relations between gender and work, working and soldiering, work and trust, constructions and practices. The volume focuses on Germany but also places the case studies in a broader European context. It thus offers an insight into social and cultural history as practiced by German-speaking scholars today but also introduces the reader to ongoing research in this field.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“The volume offers a successful overview of the current German research on the history of work, its directions and problem, but also its potential for further fruitful exploration. It becomes clear that historians interested in the historical dimension of work will have plenty to do still.”\u003cb\u003e  ·  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eH-Soz-u-Kult\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“[The essays] confirm how conceptually rich the intersection of ‘culture’ and ‘work’ can be and, as such, are essential for further study and research on these important subjects.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cb\u003e  ·  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGerman Studies Review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“This insightful book should reach an interdisciplinary audience of scholars, students, and laypersons. Its theses compellingly argue against theoretical demarcations and for more boundary crossings among disciplines and definitions.\u003c\/em\u003e”\u003cb\u003e  ·  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGerman Quarterly\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t“…\u003cem\u003ean interesting and informative collection that brings together original contributions from some leading European scholars whose work may not be familiar to a British and American audience. As such it is a valuable addition to the literature in English on labour history and likely to provide a jumping off point for those seeking to expand their knowledge of this area.\u003c\/em\u003e”\u003cb\u003e  ·  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEuropean Review of History—Revue europ\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eé\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eenne d’histoire\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e\"Kocka, arguably the doyen of social history in Germany, introduces this volume with a succinct overview of the changing meanings of work from European antiquity to the present… For some decades labour studies were dominated by social histories that replaced the earlier histories of workers’ parties and unions. In Germany, Kocka was one of the key figures who tried to make actual working lives visible behind labour leaders’ speeches, rivalries, and organizational structures\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cb\u003e  ·  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabour\/Le Travail\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 1.\u003c\/b\u003e Work as a Problem in European History\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eJürgen Kocka\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 2.\u003c\/b\u003e Discourses on Work and Labour in Fifteenth- and Sixteenth-century Germany\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eJosef Ehmer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 3.\u003c\/b\u003e Beginnings of the Anthropology of Work: Nineteenth-century Social Scientists and Their Influence on Ethnography\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eGerd Spittler\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 4.\u003c\/b\u003e The Vision(s) of Work in the Nineteenth-century German Labour Movement\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eThomas Welskopp\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 5.\u003c\/b\u003e Work in Gender, Gender in Work: the German Case in a Comparative Perspective\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eKarin Hausen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 6.\u003c\/b\u003e Trust as Work\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eUte Frevert\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 7.\u003c\/b\u003e Soldiering and Working: Almost the Same? Reviewing People’s Practices in Industry and Military in Twentieth-century Contexts\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eAlf Lüdtke\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 8.\u003c\/b\u003e Forced Labour in the Second World War: the German Case and Responsibility\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eKlaus Tenfelde\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 9.\u003c\/b\u003e Work, Max Weber, Confucianism: the Confucian Ethic and the Spirit of Japanese Capitalism\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eSebastian Conrad\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 10.\u003c\/b\u003e What is Global Labour History Good For?\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eAndreas Eckert\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tNotes on Contributors\u003cbr\u003e \tBibliography\u003cbr\u003e \tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042980823383,"sku":"9781845455750","price":89.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781845455750.jpg?v=1750956504","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/work-in-a-modern-society-the-german-historical-experience-in-comparative-perspective-9781845455750","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}