Divided World Divided Class: Global Political Economy and the Stratification of Labour Under Capitalism 2nd Edition, Kindle Edition

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Divided World Divided Class charts the history of the ‘labour aristocracy’ in the capitalist world system, from its roots in colonialism to its birth and eventual maturation into a full-fledged middle class in the age of imperialism. It argues that pervasive national, racial and cultural chauvinism in the core capitalist countries is not primarily attributable to ‘false class consciousness’, ideological indoctrination or ignorance as much left and liberal thinking assumes. Rather, these and related forms of bigotry are concentrated expressions of the major social strata of the core capitalist nations’ shared economic interest in the exploitation and repression of dependent nations.

The book demonstrates not only how redistribution of income derived from super-exploitation has allowed for the amelioration of class conflict in the wealthy capitalist countries, it also shows that the exorbitant ‘super-wage’ paid to workers there has meant the disappearance of a domestic vehicle for socialism, an exploited working class. Rather, in its place is a deeply conservative metropolitan workforce committed to maintaining, and even extending, its privileged position through imperialism.

This second edition includes new material, including:

Data showing that despite labour’s falling share of income, rising average purchasing power within leading imperialist countries has outstripped growing inequality whilst the gap between the richest and
poorest countries has widened;

Data illustrating rising real wages in Imperial Britain;

Further explication of the concepts of value, monopoly capital and
unequal exchange and their ramifications for the global class structure;

Additional discussion of social imperialism on the left;

Responses to criticisms and confusion surrounding the thesis of mass embourgeoisement through imperialism;

As well as further information on a range of subjects.

What People Are Saying
“Dr. Cope presents a thought provoking study of the political economy of the world system by focusing on the concept of a global labour aristocracy. Within the world system, which has also been described as a global apartheid system by some, enormous differences exist between workers’ wages and living conditions, depending on where the workers are located. The author details how a global labour aristocracy in core countries benefits at the expense of workers in periphery countries. The mechanisms supporting such a situation are identified as exploitation, imperialism and racism. The book is a valuable contribution to globalization critique.” — Gernot Köhler, Professor (retired) of Computer Studies at the Department of Computing and Information Management, Sheridan College, Ontario, Canada and author of The Global Wage System: A Study of International Wage Differences and Global Economics: An Introductory Course

“How can we link the division between the poor and the rich people in one and any country and the division between the rich and poor nations together into an analytical framework? The answer lies in the concept of ‘the embourgeoisement of the working people’ of the rich core countries and the fact that colonialism and national chauvinism have gone hand in hand so as to breed a ‘labour aristocracy’. This book is a must-read for anyone who cares about fairness. Zak Cope brings together brilliantly the concepts of nation, race and class analytically under the umbrella of capitalism, by situating racism in the class structure and by locating class in the context of the global economy.” — Mobo Gao, Chair of Chinese Studies and Director of the Confucius Institute at the Centre for Asian Studies, University of Adelaide, and author of The Battle for China’s Past: Mao and the Cultural Revolution

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Dr. Cope presents a thought provoking study of the political economy of the world system by focusing on the concept of a global labour aristocracy. Within the world system, which has also been described as a global apartheid system by some, enormous differences exist between workers' wages and living conditions, depending on where the workers are located. The author details how a global labour aristocracy in core countries benefits at the expense of workers in periphery countries. The mechanisms supporting such a situation are identified as exploitation, imperialism and racism. The book is a valuable contribution to globalization critique." -- Gernot Köhler, Professor, Sheridan College and author of The Global Wage System: A Study of International Wage Differences and Global Economics --This text refers to the paperback edition.

Product details

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00SE3V9GY
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Kersplebedeb Publishing; 2nd edition (January 17, 2015)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 17, 2015
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1682 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Print length ‏ : ‎ 473 pages
Lending ‏ : ‎ Enabled

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G. R. Drake

Reactionary third worldist rubbish

Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2020

This book is a prime example of how left wing academics rationalize the failure of western workers to flock to their banner. Since workers in the west refuse elevate these would be apparatchiks to power, these ivory tower intellectuals must struggle to find fault within the workers of the west. In this case the author attempts to blame western workers for the exploitation of workers in the underdeveloped countries. I'd like to watch him explain this to a second tier part time auto worker in Kentucky.

Since workers everywhere are exploited by the same capitalist class, the actual answer is to recognize the bonds of workers around the globe. This international working class must unite in struggle to liberate itself in an international revolutionary wave to the end exploitation everywhere. Or as Marx put it: "workers of the world unite!"

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