Women's social status, womens rights, international division of labour, capitalist country, socialist country, developing country - womens organization, trends, historical, USA and Western Europe, cultural factors, political aspects, woman ...
It goes well beyond its central concern with the 'science of work' to illuminate everything it discusses, from Marxism to the social uses of photography, from cultural decadence to the impact of the First World War."—Martin Jay, ...
The nine chapters in this volume deal with the general issues of the causes and consequences of the rise of so-called free labor in Europe, the United States, and the Caribbean over the past four to five centuries, and point to the many ...
The book argues that our entire economy is trapped in an old way of doing business; work structures have not adapted as more women enter the workforce.
Even as the industrial economy contracted sharply, the care economy thrived. Hospitals and nursing homes went on hiring sprees. But many care jobs bear little resemblance to the manufacturing work the city lost.
"This volume is an excellent overview of the dimensions and sources of American poverty.
This book addresses the changing nature of work, workers, and their organizations in the media, information, and knowledge industries. It begins with a concise analysis of the meaning of knowledge work and of an information society.
Free Soil, Free Labor, Free Men has been recognized as a classic, an indispensable contribution to our understanding of the causes of the American Civil War.
"Doméstica is a pathbreaking study.
Curious to see how anyone can live on minumum wage, the author travels the country working at low-paying jobs.