*Winner of the 2009 Distinguished Scholarly Monograph Prize,
awarded by the American Sociological Association Labor and Labor
Movements section*
Claims have been made on the emergence of a new labour
internationalism in response to the growing insecurity created by
globalization. However, when persons face conditions of insecurity
they often turn inwards. The book contains a warning and a sign of
hope. Some workers become fatalistic, even xenophobic. Others are
attempting to globalize their own struggles.Examines the claim that
a new labour internationalism is emerging by grounding the book in
evidence, rather than assertionAnalyzes three distinct places -
Orange, Australia; Changwon, South Korea; and Ezakheni, South
Africa - and how they dealt with manufacturing plants undergoing
restructuringExplores worker responses to rising levels of
insecurity and examines preconditions for the emergence of
counter-movements to such insecurities Highlights the significance
of 'place' and 'scale', and demonstrates how the restructuring of
multi-national corporations, and worker responses to this, connect
the two concepts
General
Imprint: |
Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd)
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
June 2008 |
First published: |
May 2008 |
Authors: |
E Webster
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Dimensions: |
234 x 152 x 20mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
280 |
Edition: |
New |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4051-2915-2 |
Categories: |
Books >
Earth & environment >
Geography >
General
Promotions
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LSN: |
1-4051-2915-8 |
Barcode: |
9781405129152 |
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