Dirty work : essential jobs and their hidden toll of inequality
Press, Eyal2022
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A report from the front lines of 'dirty work' in the United States labour that society considers essential, but morally compromised. A compelling investigation into the phenomenon of dirty work labour that society considers essential, but morally compromised. Guards who patrol the wards of America's most violent and abusive prisons. Undocumented immigrants who man the 'kill floors' of industrial slaughterhouses. Roustabouts who drill for oil on offshore rigs. And drone operators who kill people from thousands of miles away. These are the essential workers we prefer not to think about. Their morally dubious, often physically violent and dangerous activity sustains modern society yet is concealed from our gaze. It is work that falls disproportionately in deprived areas, on immigrants and people of colour, and entails a less familiar set of occupational hazards stigma, shame and moral injury. Eyal Press reveals fundamental truths about the morality of work and the hidden costs of inequality. Striking, sophisticated and nuanced, Dirty Work will change the way you think about society.
Main title:
Author:
Press, Eyal, author
Imprint:
London : Head of Zeus, 2022.©2021
Collation:
303 pages ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
97818011072289781801107228
Dewey class:
339.210973339.21
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
516290
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumaris Library | Adult Non Fiction - Society and Beliefs | 339.21 PRE | Available |