Global Histories of Work

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Global Histories of Work is the first title in the new series "Work in Global and Historical Perspective". This collection of selected articles written by leading scholars in different disciplines provides both an introduction and numerous insights into themes, debates and methods of Global Labour History as they have been developed over the last years. The contributions to the volume discuss crucial historiographical developments; present different professions that have gained new attention in the context of an emerging Global Labour History; critically engage the boundaries of "free" labour and the ambiguities contained in this concept; and take up and historicize current debates about "informal labour". Global Histories of Work will familiarize readers with a burgeoning field of high academic, social, and political relevance.

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reviewed Global Histories of Work by Andreas Eckert

An Interesting High Level Essay Collection

This is a great high level collection of historical essays on the major, longest-running classes of work and some fantastic pieces on global labor history (I particularly liked the contribution by Marcel van der Linden, and the first piece by Andreas Eckert that grapples with the meaning of work itself is also excellent). The last section bleeds more into critical studies, however, so if you're not interested in that you can safely skip that part of the book. Highly recommend

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