Changing work and community identities in European regions: perspectives on the past and present

Changing work and community identities in European regions: perspectives on the past and present

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This book juxtaposes the experiences of regions that have lived or are livingthrough industrial transition in coal-mining and manufacturing centres throughout Europe, opening the way to a deeper understanding of the intensity of change and of how work helps shape new identities. JOHN KIRK was Professor Emeritus of Work and Cultural Studies at London Metropolitan University, UK. He was the author of 'Class, Culture and Social Change', 'The British Working Class in the 20th Century', and with Christine Wall, 'Work and Identity: Historical and Cultural Contexts' (Palgrave Macmillan, 2011). . SYLVIE CONTREPOIS is Senior Researcher at London Metropolitan University's Working Lives Research Institute, UK, and Member of the CRESPPA CNRS institute in France. Sylvie is the author of 'Syndicats, la nouvelle donne: Enquête au Coeur d'un bassin industriel et ouvrier' and joint editor of 'Globalizing Employment Relations' (Palgrave Macmillan, 2011). . STEVE JEFFERYS is Professor of European Employment Studies and Director of London Metropolitan University's Working Lives Research Institute, UK. He is the author of 'Management, Work and Welfare in Western Europe: An Historical and Contemporary Analysis' (with Mick Carpenter), and of 'Liberté, Egalité and Fraternité at Work: Changing French Employment Relations and Management.' INDICE: List of Figures and Tables - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Approaching Regional and Identity Change in Europe; 'J.Kirk, S.Contrepois '&' S.Jefferys - 'Industrial, Urban and Worker Identity Transitions in Nuremberg; 'L.Meier '&' M.Promberger - 'Industrial Decline, Economic Regeneration and Identities in the Paris Region; 'S.Contrepois - 'A Tale of Two Spanish Cities: Elda and Alcoy at the Crossroads; 'M.Arnal, C.Castro, A.Lahera-Sánchez, J.Revilla '&' F.Tovar - 'De-Industrialisation in Upper Silesia; 'K.Wódz, K.LD cki, J.Klimczak-Ziólek '&' M.Witkowski - 'The Zonguldak Coalfield and the Past and Future of Turkish Coal-Mining Communities; 'H.E engül '&' E.Aytekin - 'Representing Identity and Work in Transition: The Case of South Yorkshire Coal-Mining Communities in Britain; 'J.Kirk, S.Jefferys' &' C.Wall - 'A Skyline of European Identities; 'S.Contrepois, S.Jefferys '& 'J.Kirk' - Bibliography - Index-

  • ISBN: 978-0-230-24954-7
  • Editorial: Palgrave MacM
  • Encuadernacion: Cartoné
  • Páginas: 272
  • Fecha Publicación: 21/10/2011
  • Nº Volúmenes: 1
  • Idioma: Inglés