Work and Livelihoods : History, Ethnography and Models in Times of Crisis

Winner of the Society for the Anthropology of Work book prize 2017 This volume presents a global range of ethnographic case studies to explore the ways in which - in the context of the restructuring of industrial work, the ongoing financial crisis, and the surge in unemployment and precarious employ...

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Other Authors: Narotzky, Susana (Editor), Goddard, Victoria (Editor)
Format: eBook
Published: Taylor & Francis 2017
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