Flexible Capitalism: Exchange and Ambiguity at Work

ISBN 10 : 1782386157 ISBN 13 : 9781782386155

Editeur : Berghahn Books, 2015

Synopsis

Approaching "work" as at heart a practice of exchange, this volume explores sociality in work environments marked by the kind of structural changes that have come to define contemporary "flexible" capitalism. It introduces anthropological exchange theory to a wider readership, and shows how the perspective offers new ways to enquire about the flexible capitalism's social dimensions. The essays contribute to a trans-disciplinary scholarship on contemporary economic practice and change by documenting how, across diverse settings, "gift-like" socialities proliferate, and even sustain the intensified flexible commoditization that more commonly is touted as tearing social relations apart. By interrogating a keenly debated contemporary work regime through an approach to sociality rooted in a rich and distinct anthropological legacy, the volume also makes a novel contribution to the anthropological literature on work and on exchange.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Jens Kjaerulff is a social anthropologist whose publications include Internet and Change: an Anthropology of Knowledge and Flexible Work (Intervention Press, 2010). He has held positions at Simon Fraser University, University of Victoria, and University of Manchester, and is conducting independent research and serving as a consultant PhD supervisor.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Berghahn Books
• Date d'édition: 2015
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1782386157
• ISBN 13: 9781782386155
• Reliure: Belle reliure
• Nombre de pages: 296
• Éditeur: Kjaerulff Jens
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible