Global Histories of Work
First title of the new series Work in Global and Historical Perspective that introduces the conceptual approach towards the field of global labour history through a collection of essays chosen by the editors. Andreas Eckert, Humboldt University of Berlin
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| Format: | E-Book |
| Sprache: | English |
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[s.l.] : De Gruyter Oldenbourg,
2016
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| Ausgabe: | 1. Aufl. |
| Mit dem übergeordneten Werk verknüpfte Titel: | Work in Global and Historical Perspective
v.1 Work in Global and Historical Perspective Ser. v.1 |
| Schlagworte: | Labor--History Labor ; History Electronic books |
| Umfang: | 1 Online-Ressource (374 S.) |
| Zusammenfassung: | First title of the new series Work in Global and Historical Perspective that introduces the conceptual approach towards the field of global labour history through a collection of essays chosen by the editors. Andreas Eckert, Humboldt University of Berlin Inhalt -- Introduction -- Why all the fuss about Global Labour History? -- The Globalization of Labour History -- The Promise and Challenges of Global Labor History -- Writing a Global History of Convict Labour -- Rethinking Worlds of Labour. Southern African Labour History in International Context -- Varieties of Work -- Workers in the World. Indian Seafarers, c. 1870s-1940s Soldiering and Working: Almost the Same?. Reviewing Practices in Industry and the Military in Twentieth- Century Contexts -- Work - Transformation of Objects or Interaction Between Subjects? -- Dynamics of Labour Relations -- The Politics of Ambiguity. Conditional Manumission, Labor Contracts, and Slave Emancipation in Brazil (1850s-1888) -- Regulated Informality. Legal Constructions of Labour Relations in Colonial India 1814-1926 The Legal Status of Labour from the Seventeenth to the Nineteenth Century. Russia in a Comparative European Perspective -- The End of Wage Labour? -- Wageless Life -- The Problem with Work -- Reshaping the social contract. Emerging relations between the state and informal labor in India -- About authors |
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| Beschreibung: | Description based upon print version of record |
| Beschreibung: | 1 Online-Ressource (374 S.) |
| ISBN: | 3110442337 9783110442335 3110437201 9783110437201 9783110434460 3110434466 |