Industrial Work and Life: An Anthropological Reader is a
comprehensive anthropological overview of industrialisation in both
Western and non-Western societies. Based on contemporary and
historical ethnographic material, the book unpacks the 'world of
industry' in the context of the shop floor, the family, and the
city, revealing the rich social and political texture underpinning
economic development. It also provides a critical discussion of the
assumptions that inform much of the social science literature on
industrialisation and industrial 'modernity'. The reader is divided
into four thematic sections, each with a clear and informative
introduction: historical development of industrial capitalism;
shopfloor organisation; the relationships between the workplace and
the home; the teleology of industrial 'modernity' and working-class
consciousness. With readings by key writers from a range of
backgrounds and disciplines, Industrial Work and Life is the
essential introduction to the study of industrialisation in
different societies. It will appeal to students across a wide range
of subjects including: anthropology, comparative sociology, social
history, development studies, industrial relations and management
studies. Includes essays by: E.P. Thompson, Aihwa Ong, Jonathan
Parry, Thomas C. Smith, Harry Braverman, Michael Burawoy, Huw
Beynon, Francoise Zonabend, James Carrier, Leslie Salzinger, Ching
Kwan Lee, Ronald Dore, Tom Gill, Carla Freeman, Max Gluckman, James
Ferguson, Chitra Joshi, Lisa Rofel, Geert De Neve, Karl Marx,
Rajnarayan Chandavarkar, Robert Roberts, June Nash, Christena
Turner.
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