In the early 21st century, radically changing work locations and
patterns have jolted society to reflect more on the ways that
employment affects the body and the mind. This book provides
historical context and insights to aid our understanding of this
contemporary crisis, critically examining the history of a
neglected area. In this oral-history based study, Arthur McIvor
explores the history of health and safety from Second World War to
the present, drawing extensively upon workers' own personal stories
of occupational accidents, disasters, injury, disease, overwork and
disability. It covers a wide range of workplace issues, from
stories of TNT poisoning and overwork in wartime, through to the
asbestos and black lung disasters, and the modern-day
‘epidemics’ of stress, burn-out and Covid-19. Opening
conversations surrounding the harms caused by work, this book
analyses how people have lived with occupational illness and
disability, critiquing risk and work-health cultures, and the
structural violence characteristic of industrial capitalism and
neoliberal economics, in addition to discussing the agency of big
business and advocacy of workers and victims. Focusing on class,
gender, disability and race, this book uses an impressive range of
secondary and primary sources, including government reports and
enquiries drawing upon workers’ testimonies, Mine and Factory
Inspectors Reports, HSE papers, newspapers, Mass Observation
responses and oral history interviews.
General
Imprint: |
Bloomsbury Academic
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
November 2023 |
Authors: |
Arthur McIvor
|
Dimensions: |
234 x 156mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
304 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-350-23621-9 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
1-350-23621-7 |
Barcode: |
9781350236219 |
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