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

Bibliographische Detailangaben
1. Verfasser: Eckert, Andreas 1964- (VerfasserIn)
Format: E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: [s.l.] : De Gruyter Oldenbourg, 2016
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.)
Beschreibung
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
Beschreibung:Description based upon print version of record
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (374 S.)
ISBN:3110442337
9783110442335
3110437201
9783110437201
9783110434460
3110434466