General Theory of the Precariat.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Foti, Alex, Author.

Contributor:

Dipten, Leonieke van, Editor.

Gloerich, Inte, Contributor.

Hampshire, Max, Editor.

Stiphout, Katja van, Contributor.

Library Stack, distributor.

Series:

Theory on Demand ; 25

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sociology.

Technology and the arts.

Art and technology.

Genre:

Discursive works

Essay Collection.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified], Institute of Network Cultures, 2017.

Summary:

"From the fast-food industry to the sharing economy, precarious work has become the norm in contemporary capitalism, like the anti-globalization movement predicted it would. This book describes how the precariat came into being under neoliberalism and how it has radicalized in response to crisis and austerity. It investigates the political economy of precarity and the historical sociology of the precariat, and discusses movements of precarious youth against oligopoly and oligarchy in Europe, America, and East Asia. Foti covers the three fundamental dates of recent history: the financial crisis of 2008, the political revolutions of 2011, and the national-populist backlash of 2016, to present his class theory of the precariat and the ideology of left-populist movements. Building a theory of capitalist crisis to understand the aftermath of the Great Recession, he outlines political scenarios where the precariat can successfully fight for emancipation, and reverse inequality and environmental destruction. Written by the activist who put precarity on the map of radical thinking, this is the first work proposing a complete theory of the precariat in its actuality and potentiality."-- provided by distributor.

Notes:

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Access Restriction:

Unrestricted online access