Shop Floor Culture and Politics in Egypt

by Samer S. Shehata

Book Overview

In Shop Floor Culture and Politics in Egypt, Samer S. Shehata provides us with a unique and detailed ethnographic portrait of life within two large textile factories in Alexandria, Egypt. Working for nearly a year as a "winding machine operator" provided Shehata with unprecedented access to workers at the point of production and the activities of the work hall. He argues that the social organization of production in the factories--including company...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1438428499
• ISBN13: 9781438428499
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Length: 259 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.0"