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1 online resource (xi, 222 pages). |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Series |
Wildcat: workers movements and global capitalism
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Wildcat (Pluto Press)
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : Forging a new global workers' movement -- 1. The labour atlas : The Southern working class holding up the world -- 2. Workers' movements in the South : Inequality, poverty and enduring relevance of rural proletariat and informal sector workers -- 3. Primitive steel manufacturing for the global consumer market : Capital, super-exploitation and surplus value in Wazirpur, India -- 4. The enduring system of global agricultural commodity production and First World commodity extraction : The case of Mindanao, the Philippines -- 5. Global capitalism : Corporate restructuring, labour brokering, and working-class mobilizations in South Africa -- 6. Conclusion : Labour struggles and political organization. |
| Summary |
"Workers in the Global South are doomed through economic imperialism to carry the burden of the entire world. While these workers appear isolated from the Global North, they are in fact deeply integrated into global commodity chains and essential to the maintenance of global capitalism. Looking at contemporary case studies in India, the Philippines and South Africa, this book affirms the significance of political and economic representation to the struggles of workers against deepening levels of poverty and inequality that oppress the majority of people on the planet. Immanuel Ness shows that workers are eager to mobilise to improve their conditions, and can achieve lasting gains if they have sustenance and support from political organisations. From the Dickensian industrial zones of Delhi to the agrarian oligarchy on the island of Mindanao, a common element remains -- when workers organise they move closer to the realisation of socialism, solidarity and equality."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Biography |
Immanuel Ness is Professor of Political Science at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York and Senior Research Associate at the University of Johannesburg. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Labor movement -- Developing countries.
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Labor movement. |
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Developing countries. |
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Labor movement -- Developing countries -- Case studies.
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Case studies.
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Case studies.
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| Added Title |
Workers' movements in the Global South |
| Other Form: |
Print version: NESS, IMMANUEL. ORGANIZING INSURGENCY. PLUTO PRESS, 2021 0745343600 (OCoLC)1198218732 |
| ISBN |
9780745343631 PDF |
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0745343635 PDF |
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9780745343617 EPUB |
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0745343619 EPUB |
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9780745343624 Kindle |
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0745343627 Kindle |
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9780745343600 hardback |
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9780745343594 paperback |
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