| Description |
1 online resource (209 pages) |
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Routledge Advances in Ethnography |
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Routledge advances in ethnography.
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| Contents |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Figures; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Contracting and subcontracting: the build, its builders and their ethnic communities; 2 Managing 'in the office'; 3 Working 'on the tools'; 4 Time, recreation and workplace culture; 5 Becoming a builder and being working class; 6 Building masculinity: bodies, law and violence; 7 Economy, informality and social stratification; 8 Conclusion: cultures, capitalisms and class reproduction; Appendix A Specifications and costs of the building project; Notes; References; Index |
| Summary |
Building workers constitute between five and ten per cent of the total labour market in almost every country of the world. They construct, repair and maintain the vital physical infrastructure of our societies, and we rely upon and trust their achievements every day. Yet we know surprisingly little about builders, their cultures, the organization of their work or the business relations that constitute their industry. This book, based on one-year's participant observation on a London construction site, redresses this gap in our knowledge by taking a close-up look at a section of building wor |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Construction workers -- England -- London
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Construction industry -- England -- London
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Construction industry
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Construction workers
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England -- London
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781136313233 |
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1136313230 |
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