Labor and monopoly capital

Informationen zum Autor Harry Braverman was director of Monthly Review Press at the time of his death in 1976. John Bellamy Foster is associate professor of sociology at the University of Oregon, author of The Vulnerable Planet , and co-editor of In Defense of History: Marxism and Postmodern Agenda . Klappentext This widely acclaimed book, first published in 1974, was a classic from its first day in print. Written in a direct, inviting way by Harry Braverman, whose years as an industrial worker gave him rich personal insight into work, Labor and Monopoly Capital overturned the reigning ideologies of academic sociology.This new edition features an introduction by John Bellamy Foster that sets the work in historical and theoretical context, as well as two rare articles by Braverman, "The Degradation of Work in the Twentieth Century" (1975) and "Two Comments" (1976), that add much to our understanding of the book. Zusammenfassung Harry Braverman's years as an industrial worker gave him insight into the labour process and the conviction to reject the reigning wisdoms of academic sociology. Here! he analyzes the division of labour between the design and execution of industrial production.

Product details

• Authors: Harry Braverman
• Publisher: External catalogues US
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.10.1998
• EAN: 9780853459408
• ISBN: 978-0-85345-940-8
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 230 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; Politikwissenschaft, 20. Jahrhundert (1900 bis 1999 n. Chr.), Arbeits- / Einkommensökonomie