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The Nature of Work

An introduction to debates on the labour process

  • Textbook
  • © 1989

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Authors:
  1. Paul Thompson
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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Paul Thompson
      Pages 1-8

  3. The Established Traditions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 9-9
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    2. The Sociological Study of Work

      • Paul Thompson
      Pages 11-37

    3. Marx and the Idea of the Labour Process

      • Paul Thompson
      Pages 38-64

  4. The Contemporary Debates

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 65-65
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    2. Braverman and the Re-discovery of the Labour Process

      • Paul Thompson
      Pages 67-88

    3. Deskilling: The Degradation of Labour?

      • Paul Thompson
      Pages 89-121

    4. Forms of Control and Resistance

      • Paul Thompson
      Pages 122-152

    5. Legitimation and Consent in Work

      • Paul Thompson
      Pages 153-179

    6. The Other Division of Labour

      • Paul Thompson
      Pages 180-209

  5. Theoretical Issues and Challenges

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 211-211
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    2. Towards a Core Theory

      • Paul Thompson
      Pages 213-250

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 251-310
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