Peripheral Labour: Studies in the History of Partial Proletarianization

The contributors to this volume suggest that the idea of a pure working class should be reconsidered and examine specific South Asian and Latin American case studies. A large part of the working class in the so-called third world and also in the main capitalist countries is either free (but coerced through noneconomic means) or does hidden work (e.g. as formally self-employed producers). By rethinking the fundamental assumptions of classical labor and working-class history, the volume contributes to the development of a noneurocentric historiography.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521589002
• ISBN13: 9780521589000
• Release Date: May 1997
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"