Life and Labour: Contested Occupation and Meaningful Alienation - Couverture rigide

 
9781529242539: Life and Labour: Contested Occupation and Meaningful Alienation
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 1529242533 ISBN 13 : 9781529242539
Editeur : Bristol University Press, 2026

Synopsis

What makes human activity meaningful?

This book explores how social, economic and political forces have shaped the meaning of 'occupation' throughout history. Tracing the shift from industrial capitalism's division of 'work' and 'life, ' it analyses how movements for gender equality, labour rights, decolonization and disability activism have contested what is considered meaningful. From the trade union fight for shorter hours to the feminist reimagining of domestic labour, the book examines the struggles over who defines occupation and for whose benefit.

With case studies by activist scholars, this provocative book reveals how conflicts are central to shaping modern social relations.

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À propos des auteurs

Maria Giatsi Clausen is Senior Lecturer in the Division of Occupational Therapy and Arts Therapies at Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh and a trade union representative with University and College Union.

Eurig Scandrett is Senior Lecturer and Programme Leader in Public Sociology at Queen Margaret University, and an activist in University and College Union Scotland.

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Éditeur
Bristol University Press
Date d'édition
2026
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1529242533
ISBN 13 
9781529242539
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
254
Éditeur
Giatsi Clausen Maria, Scandrett Eurig
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Personne responsable
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