Workplace relations in colonial Bengal : the jute industry and Indian labour 1870s-1930s / Anna Sailer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sailer, Anna, 1982- author.

Series:

Critical perspectives in South Asian history.

Critical Perspectives in South Asian History

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Labor movement--South Asia--History--19th century.

Labor movement.

Labor movement--South Asia--History--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (313 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2022.

Summary:

"This book connects the history of labour movements with the transformation of workplace relations in South Asia from the late 19th century to the 1930s. Contending that labour conflicts in the Bengal jute industry must be understood against the backdrop of a radical change in the organisation of work in this period, Sailer shows how this led to a rupture in worker's relations in the workplace and beyond. Moving away from polarities such as class/culture or modernity/tradition and reconsidering the context around industrial conflicts in this period, Workplace relations in Colonial Bengal offers a new framework to analyse the changing organisation of work in colonial India, and identifies the implications for worker relations both inside and outside the factory. Focusing on a major colonial era industry, this book opens up new perspectives n the history of workers and colonial capitalism in modern India."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

1. Sets, Squads, and Shifts: The Emergence and Development of the 'Multiple Shift' System

2. Uninterrupted hours of work and frequent breaks: The modalities of shared work and excess employment at the shopfloor

3. Defending the spaces and rhythms of the workplace: Labour conflicts over the change in shift systems

4. 'Various Paths Are Today Opened': Working class politics and the General strike of 1929

5. 'Fight to finish': Labour Conflicts in the Bengal Jute Belt in the 1930s.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781350233546

1350233544

9781350233553

1350233552

OCLC:

1276804709