The Liminal Worker - An Ethnography of Work, Unemployment and Precariousness in Contemporary Greece (Paperback)

The Liminal Worker examines the experience of work, employment, employment insecurity and precariousness in a context of high unemployment and welfare state crisis in modern Greece. A theoretically-informed, anthropological exploration of the notion of work in contemporary western society and its relation to processes of political decision making, this book challenges the mainstream conception of work as an economic or purely productive activity, presenting a comparative analysis of work as a social phenomenon. Drawing on original empirical research, it explores the key themes of the transformation, experience, meaning and narrative of work and its relation to attendant social policies. A unique examination of the complicated experience of work and labour relations within power systems, institutions and organisations, as well as the reactions and survival strategies of ordinary actors facing precariousness in their daily existence, The Liminal Worker elaborates upon the notion of the anthropology of work and investigates the connection between ethnographic data (and its critical analysis) and the formation of policy. As such, it will be of interest to anthropologists, sociologists, policy makers and geographers concerned with questions of work, labour relations and policy formation.

General

Imprint:	Crc Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Urban Anthropology
Release date:	December 2017
First published:	2013
Authors:	Manos Spyridakis
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	274
ISBN-13:	978-0-8153-4742-2
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social work > General Promotions
LSN:	0-8153-4742-1
Barcode:	9780815347422

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