The Nature of Work
An introduction to debates on the labour process
2nd Edition
Published on 26. June 1989
Book
Paperback/Softback
XVI, 326 pages
978-0-333-49504-9 (ISBN)
Description
...a refreshing and stimulating book...I recommend it as essential reading for all industrial sociology and industrial relations students and as a good introduction for sociologists from other specialisms.' - Stephen Wood, Sociology '...I can think of no other book which sets itself such important objectives, or which achieves them so successfully.' - Graeme Salaman, Sociological Review
More details
Edition
2nd ed. 1989
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
XVI, 326 p.
Dimensions
Height: 21.6 cm
Width: 14 cm
Weight
419 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-333-49504-9 (9780333495049)
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Paul Thompson
The Nature of Work
Book
07/1989
2nd Edition
Palgrave Macmillan
€43.33
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Content
Introduction.- The Sociological Study of Work.- Marx and the Idea of the Labour Process.- Braverman and the Rediscovery of the Labour Process.- Deskilling: The Degradation of Labour?.- Forms of Control and Resistance.- Legitimation and Consent in Work.- The Other Division of Labour.- Towards a Core Theory.- Guide to Labour Process.- Literature