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To be a worker : identity and politics in Peru / Jorge Parodi ; translated by James Alstrum, Catherine Conaghan ; edited, with an introduction, by Catherine Conaghan.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Parodi Solari, Jorge.
- Series:
- Latin America in translation/en traduccion/em traducao.
- Latin America in translation/en traduccion/em traducao
- Standardized Title:
- Ser obrero es algo relativo-- English
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Metal-workers--Peru.
- Metal-workers.
- Working class--Peru.
- Working class.
- Labor unions--Peru.
- Labor unions.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (197 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c2000.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- An exploration of changes in the political identity and economic strategies of Peru's working class in the 1970's and 80's. It uses a case study of Metal Empresa, a large factory in Lima, to trace the rise and fall of the labour movement through the successes and frustrations of its union members.
- Contents:
- Glossary of Spanish Terms; Introduction to the English Translation; Part I. A History about Workers, a Union, and Politics; Introduction; 1. Becoming a Factory Worker; 2. Standing Up for Yourself as a Worker; 3. Fighting for Benefits; 4. Acting Like Workers; 5. To Be a Worker Is Relative; 6. Amid Frustration, Indignation, and Fear; Part II. In His Own Words: The Many Lives of Jesús Zúñiga; 7. Childhood; 8. Lima; 9. Everything Was Great When I Started at the Factory; 10. Hard Workers and Shirkers; 11. The Union; 12. Deceived by the Company, but Hopeful in the Struggle; 13. Jesús and Politics
- 14. If This Turns Out Okay, to Hell with the Company 15. Breaking Bread; 16. Retirement; 17. The Unión Grauina; 18. Defending the Absent; Part III. Conclusion; 19. Unstable Processes, Radical Actions, Precarious Relationships, and Relative Identities; 20. What Can You Hope For?; Epilogue; Appendix: Selected Political Chronology of Peru, 1968–1995; Notes; Notes; Index;
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 163-170) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9798890868077
- 9780807860908
- 0807860905
- OCLC:
- 476236142
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