Monograph on the evolution of philosophys and ideologies concerning work - reviews the historical background of forced labour, work ethics of the Protestant religion, the international division of labour, the birth of the industrial society, examines theories on industrial worke…
Clarifying the complex social relationship between organisation and its representation, contributors enhance our understanding of work and organisation and question basic, traditionally accepted distinctions between 'fiction' and 'reality'.
Providing an ethnographic account of the everyday life of a household of artisans in the Telangana state of southern India, Chandan Bose engages with craft practice beyond the material (in this case, the region's characteristic murals, narrative cloth scrolls, and ritual masks a…
This book presents scholarly reflections on women's entrepreneurial propensity and on women's entrepreneurship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields. Contributing to a country's innovativeness and competitiveness, women entrepreneurs also promote hea…
This analysis of the labour process compares Marxist and traditional sociological theories with the more recent writings on the nature of work following Braverman's "Labor and Monopoly Capital" in 1974, including the innovative work from France and Italy, and concludes with a co…
This analysis of the labour process compares Marxist and traditional sociological theories with the more recent writings on the nature of work following Braverman's "Labor and Monopoly Capital" in 1974, including the innovative work from France and Italy, and concludes with a co…
In this comprehensive Handbook, scholars from across the globe explore the relationships between workers and nature in the context of the environmental crises. They provide an invaluable overview of a fast-growing research field that bridges the social and natural sciences. Chap…
Eighteen scholars from both sides of the Atlantic look at the question of work across three centuries of French history. Representing both younger and older generations, they move beyond traditional disciplinary boundaries in order to consider human labor as it was actually perf…
"The anthology presents well-founded research and theoretical discussions and gives essential insights into the relationships between digitization, work and space in the 21st century." -Andreas Boes, Adjunct Professor, Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany "This edited book…
Over half the women in the United States are now employed outside the home, and the proportions are comparable in many European countries. Yet nowhere has this revolution in the composition of the labor force been followed by the triumph of a more difficult revolution-the strugg…