Social classes

Political theatre thrives on turbulence.

Political theatre thrives on turbulence.

History is a weapon.

History is a weapon.

Social class remains a fundamental presence in British life in the twenty-first century.

Social class remains a fundamental presence in British life in the twenty-first century.

Drawing on a variety of sources, ranging from interviews with key figures to unpublished archival material, Saban Halis Calis traces this ambition back to the 1930s.

At the beginning of the eighteenth century, the Ottoman Empire remained the grandest and most powerful of Middle Eastern empires.

Drawing on a variety of sources, ranging from interviews with key figures to unpublished archival material, Saban Halis Calis traces this ambition back to the 1930s.

When the Ottoman Empire collapsed following the First World War, the feudal system which had survived untouched in much of Anatolia began to change.

Seen as a key figure in the critical study of whiteness, US historian David Roediger has sometimes received criticism, and praise, alleging that he left Marxism behind in order to work on questions of identity.

With heart-wrenching reporting and incisive analysis, In These Times magazine has charted a staggering rise in inequality and the fall of the American middle class.

This is the first comprehensive historical perspective on the relationship between Black workers and the changing patterns of Britain's labour needs.

In his new book, G,ran Therborn - author of the now standard comparative work on classical sociology and historical materialism, Science, Class and Society - looks at successive state structures in an arrestingly fresh perspective.

In this classic study, which won the Isaac Deutscher Memorial Prize, Ellen Wood provides a critical survey of influential trends in "e;post-Marxist"e; theory.

Prisoners of the American Dream is Mike Davis's brilliant exegesis of a persistent and major analytical problem for Marxist historians and political economists: Why has the world's most industrially advanced nation never spawned a mass party of the working class?

Industrial Action (1980) examines in a comparative analysis the principal elements involved in industrial action - strikes, work-to-rule, go-slows etc - in four key industries in Australia - construction, shipbuilding, the waterfront and telecommunications.

Recalling the JeffBoat incident of 2001, A Serf's Journal is Terry Tapp's formidable first-hand account of American workers as they fight a multinational company and their corrupt union to stage the longest wildcat strike in US history.

Founded in 2000, the German Foundation Remembrance, Responsibility and Future is one of the largest transitional justice initiatives in history: in cooperation with its international partner organizations, it has to date paid over 4 billion euros to nearly 1.

A human economy puts people first in emergent world society.

The city of Liverpool had frequently been prone to industrial unrest for most of its recent history, but it was the dawn of Thatcher and the sanctioning of neoliberal economic strategies which made Liverpool a nucleus of resistance against the encroaching tide of right-wing politics and sweeping de-industrialisation.

The city of Liverpool had frequently been prone to industrial unrest for most of its recent history, but it was the dawn of Thatcher and the sanctioning of neoliberal economic strategies which made Liverpool a nucleus of resistance against the encroaching tide of right-wing politics and sweeping de-industrialisation.

The "e;public sphere"e; is a key concept in political discourse, designating a space for political action.

One of the major works of the new American Marxism, Wright's book draws a challenging new class map of the United States and other, comparable, advanced capitalist countries today.

What happens to black health care professionals in the new economy, where work is insecure and organizational resources are scarce?

'A tenderly evoked and compelling read.

Britain's welfare state, one of the greatest achievements of our post-war reconstruction, was regarded as the cornerstone of modern society.

Britain's welfare state, one of the greatest achievements of our post-war reconstruction, was regarded as the cornerstone of modern society.

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In the light of the deepening crisis of capitalism and continued non-Western capitalist accumulation, Henry Heller re-examines the debates surrounding the transition from feudalism to capitalism in Europe and elsewhere.

Across Africa, a burgeoning middle class has become the poster child for the 'Africa rising' narrative.

Across Africa, a burgeoning middle class has become the poster child for the 'Africa rising' narrative.

This seminal work tells the story of Ghana's gold miners, one of the oldest and most militant groups of workers in Africa.

This seminal work tells the story of Ghana's gold miners, one of the oldest and most militant groups of workers in Africa.

John Griffith London (1876 - 1916), commonly known as Jack London, was an American journalist, social activist, and novelist.

In nearly every realm of daily life there is an invisible velvet rope that divides how we live.

Understanding how Kate Middleton can be conceived in the current geopolitical situation

This volume of "e;Comparative Social Research"e; emphasizes unsolved issues and new developments within class and stratification analysis, discussing both theoretical and methodological innovations and revisions.

Since the Great Recession hit in 2008, the 1% has only grown richer while the rest find life increasingly tough.

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In modern Britain, the working class has become an object of fear and ridicule.

Originally published in 1983, this book filled a gap in the existing literature, because the effect of credit upon a family's real income was frequently omitted in studies of living standards.

What does it mean to be marginalized?

What does it mean to be marginalized?

This timely book argues that no major movement has ever been successful without counterpower, or the power that the "e;have-nots"e; can use to remove the power of the "e;haves.

Since September 2011, the Occupy movement has captured the world's imagination.

Trade union education is in the doldrums.

An easy-to-use guide for local leaders working to engage their community in growing a more equitable, healthy, and sustainable future Building Community is the easy-to-use guide that distills the success of healthy thriving communities from around the world into twelve universally applicable principles that transcend cultures and locations.

The common practice of ability-grouped reading in UK schools, often termed guided reading, influences children's sense of identity, feelings and progress as readers.