By retracing the history of the trade union movement in 20the-century Britain from the perspective of society's marginalized members - women, disabled people, lesbians and gay men and people from black and ethnic minority communities - this book examines how previously marginalized members are becoming mainstream workers in the contemporary labour market. It is intended reading for students of political sociology and industrial relations. Combining detailed empirical research with sophisticated theoretical analysis, the book is based upon a study of self-organizing groups in UK trade unions. This material is deployed to illustrate the political philosophy of self-organization as well as the interpenetration of older class-based social movements and newer civil rights movements. Additionally, an entire chapter is devoted to methodology - it tackles the personal, ethical and political dilemmas involved in this research project as well as the broader questions concerning the relationship between critical social science and critical social movements
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Für höhere Schule und Studium
Für Beruf und Forschung
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Höhe: 159 mm
Breite: 223 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-7546-1818-8 (9780754618188)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
The rain clouds: trade unions and civil rights; oppression and its overcoming. The creation of a rainbow: the NALGO experiment; the UNISON constitution; some separatist dilemmas. The colour purple: out of the workplace closet; out and about in the union; some feminist dilemmas. Beneath and beyond the rainbow: reflections from the field; reflections for the future.
