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Made in Sheffield: An Ethnography of Industrial Work and Politics
Massimiliano Mollona
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Description for Made in Sheffield: An Ethnography of Industrial Work and Politics
Hardback. Based on an extended period of research in two local steel factories, this descriptive account offers a wide-ranging critique of post-industrial capitalism. Its central argument is that recent government attempts to engineer Britain's transition to a post-industrial have instead created volatile post-industrial spaces marked by informal labor.. Series: Dislocations. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; JHMC; KNJH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 16. Weight in Grams: 422.
In 1900, Sheffield was the tenth largest city in the world. Cutlery made in SheffieldA was used across the globe, and the city built armored plate for the navy in the run-up to the First World War. Today, however, Sheffield's derelict Victorian shop floors and industrial buildings are hidden behind new leisure developments and shopping centers. Based on an extended period of research in two local steel factories, this book combines a lively, descriptive account with a wide-ranging critique of post-industrial capitalism. Its central argument is that recent government attempts to engineer Britain's transition to a post-industrial ... Read more
In 1900, Sheffield was the tenth largest city in the world. Cutlery made in SheffieldA was used across the globe, and the city built armored plate for the navy in the run-up to the First World War. Today, however, Sheffield's derelict Victorian shop floors and industrial buildings are hidden behind new leisure developments and shopping centers. Based on an extended period of research in two local steel factories, this book combines a lively, descriptive account with a wide-ranging critique of post-industrial capitalism. Its central argument is that recent government attempts to engineer Britain's transition to a post-industrial ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Series
Dislocations
Condition
New
Weight
422g
Number of Pages
212
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845455514
SKU
V9781845455514
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About Massimiliano Mollona
Massimiliano Mollona has been Lecturer in Social Anthropology at Goldsmiths College, London, since 2003. After an Italian Laurea in Economics, he received his Ph.D. and MSc in Anthropology from the London School of Economics. He is a co-editor of Critique of Anthropology and Reviews Editor of Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute (JRAI). His recent publications include 'Gifts of Labour. ... Read more
Reviews for Made in Sheffield: An Ethnography of Industrial Work and Politics
The tale that Mollona tells is not a pleasant one...However, it is an important tale, not least because it reminds us that anthropologists in Britain have a long history, now mostly lost to mind, of research in the heartlands of industrial capitalism. Mollona shows us, once more, that we have worthwhile things to say about the lives, work, and situation ... Read more