The Precarious Migrant Worker
the socialization of precarity
$169.26
- Hardcover
224 pages
- Release Date
1 May 2025
Summary
Caught in the Margins: Migrant Labor, Precarity, and the Struggle for Solidarity
Migrant workers in the West are on the front lines of the precarious conditions increasingly dominating neoliberal societies. Despite the insecure and exploitative working conditions they face, labor mobilizations by precarious workers remain rare.
In this immersive portrait of daily realities, Panos Theodoropoulos worked in Glasgow’s warehouses, factories, and kitchens to uncover how precarity …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781509564989 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1509564985 |
| Author: | Panos Theodoropoulos |
| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons Ltd |
| Imprint: | Polity Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 1 May 2025 |
| Weight: | 454g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 23mm |
You Can Find This Book In
What They're Saying
Critics Review
“This engaging ethnography of low-wage migrants highlights the contradiction between workers’ acute consciousness of exploitation and the conspicuous absence of unions or social movements in their communities. Against this bleak backdrop, Theodoropoulos dissects the logic of migrants’ reliance on individualistic survival strategies rather than collective mobilization.”—Ruth Milkman, City University of New York Graduate Center and former President of the American Sociological Association
“This is a Book of the Year for me […] Brilliantly researched and original.”—Hsiao-Hung Pai
“This text can be a difficult read at times, not due to any academic elitism, but to the contrary because it expresses so clearly the scars of capitalism on real people’s lives.”—IWW (Industrial Workers of the World) Book Recommendation“a valuable contribution”—Labour Hub
About The Author
Panos Theodoropoulos
Panos Theodoropoulos is a sociologist affiliated with the University of Glasgow, and co-founder of the radical theory platform Interregnum.
Returns
This item is eligible for free returns within 30 days of delivery. See our returns policy for further details.