Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xi, 222 pages)
ISBN:
9780745343631
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0745343635
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9780745343617
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0745343619
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9780745343624
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0745343627
Series Statement:
Wildcat: workers movements and global capitalism
Content:
"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."--
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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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.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780745343600
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780745343594
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe NESS, IMMANUEL ORGANIZING INSURGENCY PLUTO PRESS, 2021 ISBN 0745343600
Language:
English
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