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Class, Power and Technology: Skilled Workers in Britain and America - Couverture rigide

Penn, Roger

 
9780745601410: Class, Power and Technology: Skilled Workers in Britain and America
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ISBN 10 : 0745601413 ISBN 13 : 9780745601410
Editeur : Polity Press, 1989

Synopsis

"Class, Power and Technology" analyses the development and nature of skilled manual work in Britain and the USA since 1940. Penn discusses theories of skill, including theories of deskilling, and the impact of technology on skills. He charts historical changes in the class situation of skilled manual workers, contrasting trends in Britain and the USA, and discussing changes in their orientations to work, politics and other issues. In the course of this analysis, the author aims to develop an account of skilled work which differs substantially from those current in the literature and which involves a close integration of sociological and historical reasoning. The author contrasts the class structures of Britain and the USA in such a way as to cast doubt upon a range of orthodox theories of class and politics. This book is intended as a source of factual information and a reference for students of politics and sociology.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Class, Power and Technology analyses the development and nature of skilled manual work in Britain and the USA since 1940. Penn discusses theories of skill, including theories of deskilling, and the impact of technology on skills. He charts historical changes in the class situation of skilled manual workers, contrasting trends in Britain and the USA, and discussing changes in their orientations to work, politics and other issues. In the course of this analysis, the author aims to develop an account of skilled work which differs substantially from those current in the literature and which involves a close integration of sociological and historical reasoning. The author contrasts the class structures of Britain and the USA in such a way as to cast doubt upon a range of orthodox theories of class and politics. This book is intended as a source of factual information and a reference for students of politics and sociology.

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Éditeur
Polity Press
Date d'édition
1989
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0745601413
ISBN 13 
9780745601410
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
208
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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