Nothing to Lose But Our Chains: Work and Resistance in Twenty-First-Century Britain

ISBN-13: 9780745341040 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 240 str.

Jane Hardy

Opis

Since capitalism began, British workers have always fought for their rights. Today it's no different.

Spis treści

1. Changing Terrains of Work and Struggle2. Neoliberal Britain3. Narratives and Numbers of British Capitalism4. New Icons of Work? The Gig Economy and Precarious Labour5. Explosive Struggles and Bitter Defeats6. Opening the Black Box of Trade Unions7. Striking Women: Still Hidden from History8. Migrant Workers: Here to Stay, Here to Fight9. Taking the Bosses to the Cleaners10. Working and Organising in New Satanic Mills11. Education Workers on the Frontline12. New Kids on the Block13. Capitalisms Gravediggers

O autorze

Jane Hardy was Professor of Political Economy at the University of Hertfordshire. She is now an independent writer and researcher. Hardy has published widely on the restructuring of the Polish economy, including her book Poland's New Capitalism (Pluto, 2009). She is a member of the Editorial Board of International Socialism.