Nothing to lose but our chains : work and resistance in twenty-first-century Britain / Jane Hardy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hardy, Jane, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Capitalism--Great Britain.

Capitalism.

Labor--Great Britain--History.

Labor.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (273 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London, UK : Pluto Press, [2021]

Summary:

Since capitalism began, British workers have always fought for their rights. Today it's no different.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

Figures

Tables

Acknowledgements

Abbreviations

1. Changing Terrains of Work and Struggle

2. Neoliberal Britain

3. Narratives and Numbers of British Capitalism

4. New Icons of Work? The 'Gig' Economy and Precarious Labour

5. Explosive Struggles and Bitter Defeats

6. Opening the 'Black Box' of Trade Unions

7. Striking Women: Still Hidden from History

8. Migrant Workers: Here to Stay, Here to Fight

9. Taking the Bosses to the Cleaners

10. Working and Organising in New 'Satanic Mills'

11. Education Workers on the Front Line

12. New Kids on the Block

13. Capitalism's Gravediggers

Notes

References

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-78680-810-2

OCLC:

1263028263