Living Labour: Life on the Line at Peugeot France [Hardcover]

Jean-Pierre Durand (Author), Nicolas Hatzfeld (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 23, 2003 | ISBN-10: 1403904065 | ISBN-13: 978-1403904065

This book is an important and original account of life in the new lean production workplace - the car industry where it all began. It brings together the two emblematic features of the 20th century: a working class meant to topple the social order, and a product that largely provided the developmental model of that same order. This book is neither a retrospective assessment nor a prediction for the future: it reveals what has changed and what has remained the same, in a workplace that remains a major part of the makeup of our society.

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Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: French

About the Author

Jean-Pierre Durand is Professor of Sociology, and Chairman of the Centre de Recherches Pierre Naville, New University of Paris-Evry.

Nicolas Hatzfeld is a labor historian and worked on the Peugeot line for two years .

Product Details

• Hardcover: 288 pages
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan (May 23, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1403904065
• ISBN-13: 978-1403904065
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,955,274 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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