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Prison Elite - Erika Rummel - Bog - University of Toronto Press - Plusbog.dk

Prison Elite - Erika Rummel - Bog - University of Toronto Press - Plusbog.dk

After the Anschluss (annexation) in 1938, the Nazis forced Austrian Chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg to resign and kept him imprisoned for seven years, until his rescue by the Allies in 1945. Schuschnigg’s privileged position within the concentration camp system allowed him to keep a diary and to write letters which were smuggled out to family members. Drawing on these records, Prison Elite paints a picture of a little-known aspect of concentration camp history: the life of a VIP prisoner. Schuschnigg, who was a devout Catholic, presents his memoirs as a "confession," expecting absolution for any political missteps and, more specifically, for his dictatorial regime in the 1930s. As Erika Rummel reveals in fascinating detail, his autobiographical writings are frequently unreliable. Prison Elite describes the strategies Schuschnigg used to survive his captivity emotionally and intellectually. Religion, memory of better days, friendship, books and music, and maintaining a sense of humour allowed him to cope. A comparison with the memoirs of fellow captives reveals these tactics to be universal. Studying Schuschnigg’s writing in the context of contemporary prison memoirs, Prison Elite provides unique insight into the life of a VIP prisoner.

DKK 220.00
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Max Weber's 'Objectivity' Reconsidered - Laurence Mcfalls - Bog - University of Toronto Press - Plusbog.dk

Max Weber's 'Objectivity' Reconsidered - Laurence Mcfalls - Bog - University of Toronto Press - Plusbog.dk

The German sociologist Max Weber (1864-1920) is without question one of the founders of modern social science. In his methodological writings, notably his essay "The ''Objectivity'' of Knowledge in Science and Policy" (1904), Weber sought reflexively to establish a trans-culturally valid basis for the historical and cultural sciences. Over the past century, however, his work has given rise to divergent interpretations and practical applications within different disciplinary and cultural contexts. In Max Weber''s ''Objectivity'' Reconsidered , Laurence H. McFalls and a distinguished group of contributors explore the fragmented reception of Weber''s work and the legacies of his methodological writings for contemporary social science, offering their appraisals of Weber''s successes and failures in laying the groundwork for an ''objective'' social science. They develop a ''Weberian'' theory of his reception and evaluate the possibility of an ''objectively'' valid Weberian social science today. This essential volume not only contributes to the resurgence of interest in Weber''s oeuvre but goes beyond the exegetic and polemical debates of the burgeoning ''Weberological'' literature in offering a coherent theoretical explanation for the proliferation of interpretations that Weber''s writings continue to elicit.

DKK 665.00
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Sex Work in Popular Culture - Lauren Kirshner - Bog - University of Toronto Press - Plusbog.dk

Sex Work in Popular Culture - Lauren Kirshner - Bog - University of Toronto Press - Plusbog.dk

Sex Work in Popular Culture delves into provocative movies, TV shows, and documentaries about sex work produced in the last fifteen years – a period of debate and change around the meaning of sex work in North American society. From Oscar-winning films to viral YouTube videos, and from indie documentaries to hit series – many of which are made by women – the book reveals how sex work is being recognized as real work and an issue of human rights. Lauren Kirshner shares how popular culture has responded by producing the dynamic new figure of a sex worker who challenges tropes and promotes understanding of the key issues shaping sex work. The book draws on labour and feminist theory, film history, current news, and popular culture, all within the context of neoliberal capitalism and the rise of transactional intimate labour. Kirshner takes us from erotic dance clubs to porn sets, illuminating the professional lives of erotic dancers, massage parlour workers, webcam models, call girls, sex surrogates, and porn performers. Probing how progressive popular culture challenges stereotypes, Sex Work in Popular Culture tells the story of sex work as labour and how the screen can show us the world’s oldest profession in a new light.

DKK 295.00
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Beyond Caring Labour to Provisioning Work - Elaine Porter - Bog - University of Toronto Press - Plusbog.dk

Beyond Caring Labour to Provisioning Work - Elaine Porter - Bog - University of Toronto Press - Plusbog.dk

Although women have long been members of the labour force, the proportion of domestic, caring, and community work they provide compared to men or the state has yet to decrease substantially. Beyond Caring Labour to Provisioning Work offers a powerful new framework for understanding women's work in a holistic sense, acknowledging both their responsibilities in supporting others as well as their employment duties. Beyond Caring Labour to Provisioning Work is based on a four-year, multi-site study of women who are members of contemporary community organizations. The authors reveal the complex ways in which these women define and value their own work, investigating what supports and constrains their individual and collective efforts. Calling on the state to assist more with citizens' provisioning responsibilities, Beyond Caring Labour to Provisioning Work provides an excellent basis for new discussions on equitable and sustainable public policies.

DKK 584.00
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Beyond Caring Labour to Provisioning Work - Elaine Porter - Bog - University of Toronto Press - Plusbog.dk

Beyond Caring Labour to Provisioning Work - Elaine Porter - Bog - University of Toronto Press - Plusbog.dk

Although women have long been members of the labour force, the proportion of domestic, caring, and community work they provide compared to men or the state has yet to decrease substantially. Beyond Caring Labour to Provisioning Work offers a powerful new framework for understanding women's work in a holistic sense, acknowledging both their responsibilities in supporting others as well as their employment duties. Beyond Caring Labour to Provisioning Work is based on a four-year, multi-site study of women who are members of contemporary community organizations. The authors reveal the complex ways in which these women define and value their own work, investigating what supports and constrains their individual and collective efforts. Calling on the state to assist more with citizens' provisioning responsibilities, Beyond Caring Labour to Provisioning Work provides an excellent basis for new discussions on equitable and sustainable public policies.

DKK 310.00
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The Violence of Work - - Bog - University of Toronto Press - Plusbog.dk

The Violence of Work - - Bog - University of Toronto Press - Plusbog.dk

From mining to sex work and from the classroom to the docks, violence has always been a part of work. This collection of essays highlights the many different forms and expressions of violence that have arisen under capitalism in the last two hundred years, as well as how historians of working-class life and labour have understood violence. The editors draw together diverse case studies, integrating analysis of class, age, gender, sexuality, and race into the scholarship. Essays span the United States and Canadian border, exploring gender violence, sexual harassment, the violent kidnapping of union organizers, the violence of inadequate health and safety protections, the culture of violence in state institutions, the mythology of working-class violence, and the changing nature of violence in extractive industries. The Violence of Work theorizes and historicizes violence as an integral part of working life, making it possible to understand the full scope and causes of workplace violence over time.

DKK 270.00
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Restructuring Work and the Life Course - - Bog - University of Toronto Press - Plusbog.dk

Restructuring Work and the Life Course - - Bog - University of Toronto Press - Plusbog.dk

Major economic, technological and demographic forces are combining to influence the ways in which the very structures of people''s lives are changed by the work they do. The major defining features of life course, including patterns of entry to and exit from work, are shifting, as is the very nature of jobs and careers. In this multidisciplinary collection of essays, forty-eight social scientists from seven countries examine changes in the organization of work and their impact on people at various stages of the life course. In seeking to consolidate and advance life course theory, the four editors of this volume have sought out and encouraged a wide range of approaches to life course theorizing, methodologies, and research designs. The contributing scholars examine the influence of economic, technological, and demographic forces on public, corporate, and union policies concerning the organisation of work. The topics covered include: education, labour market change, and transitions in the earlier and middle stages of the working life course; later life transitions in relation to the restructuring of work, and retirement transitions; and various aspects of the relationship between individual biography and social structure, with close attention to gender and family issues over the life course.

DKK 816.00
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Restructuring Work and the Life Course - - Bog - University of Toronto Press - Plusbog.dk

Restructuring Work and the Life Course - - Bog - University of Toronto Press - Plusbog.dk

Major economic, technological and demographic forces are combining to influence the ways in which the very structures of people''s lives are changed by the work they do. The major defining features of life course, including patterns of entry to and exit from work, are shifting, as is the very nature of jobs and careers. In this multidisciplinary collection of essays, forty-eight social scientists from seven countries examine changes in the organization of work and their impact on people at various stages of the life course. In seeking to consolidate and advance life course theory, the four editors of this volume have sought out and encouraged a wide range of approaches to life course theorizing, methodologies, and research designs. The contributing scholars examine the influence of economic, technological, and demographic forces on public, corporate, and union policies concerning the organisation of work. The topics covered include: education, labour market change, and transitions in the earlier and middle stages of the working life course; later life transitions in relation to the restructuring of work, and retirement transitions; and various aspects of the relationship between individual biography and social structure, with close attention to gender and family issues over the life course.

DKK 396.00
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Temporary Work - Leah Faith Vosko - Bog - University of Toronto Press - Plusbog.dk

Temporary Work - Leah Faith Vosko - Bog - University of Toronto Press - Plusbog.dk

The first in-depth analysis of temporary work in Canada, Leah F. Vosko''s important new book examines a number of important trends, including the commodification of labour power; the decline of the full-time, full-year job as a norm; and the gendered character of prevailing employment relationships. Spanning the period from the late nineteenth to the late twentieth century, Temporary Work traces the evolution of the temporary employment relationship in Canada and places it in an international context. It explores how, and to what extent, ''temporary work'' is becoming a norm for a diverse group of workers in the labour market, taking gender as a central lens of analysis. Recent scholarship emphasizes that the nature of work is changing, citing the spread of non-standard forms of employment and the rise in women''s participation in the labour force. Vosko confirms that important changes are indeed taking place in the labour market, but argues that these changes are best understood in historical, economic and political contexts. This book will be invaluable to academics in a variety of disciplines as well as to policy analysts and practitioners.

DKK 346.00
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Temporary Work - Leah Faith Vosko - Bog - University of Toronto Press - Plusbog.dk

Temporary Work - Leah Faith Vosko - Bog - University of Toronto Press - Plusbog.dk

The first in-depth analysis of temporary work in Canada, Leah F. Vosko''s important new book examines a number of important trends, including the commodification of labour power; the decline of the full-time, full-year job as a norm; and the gendered character of prevailing employment relationships. Spanning the period from the late nineteenth to the late twentieth century, Temporary Work traces the evolution of the temporary employment relationship in Canada and places it in an international context. It explores how, and to what extent, ''temporary work'' is becoming a norm for a diverse group of workers in the labour market, taking gender as a central lens of analysis. Recent scholarship emphasizes that the nature of work is changing, citing the spread of non-standard forms of employment and the rise in women''s participation in the labour force. Vosko confirms that important changes are indeed taking place in the labour market, but argues that these changes are best understood in historical, economic and political contexts. This book will be invaluable to academics in a variety of disciplines as well as to policy analysts and practitioners.

DKK 640.00
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