Description: Jobs and Bodies : An Oral History of Health and Safety in Britain, Paperback by McIvor, Arthur, ISBN 1350236217, ISBN-13 9781350236219, Brand New, Free shipping in the US In the early 21st century, radically changing work locations and patterns have jolted society to reflect more on the ways that employment affects the body and the mind. This book provides historical context and insights to aid our understanding of this contemporary crisis, critically examining the history of a neglected area. In this oral-history based study, Arthur McIvor explores the history of health and safety from Second World War to the present, drawing extensively upon workers' own personal stories of occupational accidents, disasters, injury, disease, overwork and disability. It covers a wide range of workplace issues, from stories of TNT poisoning and overwork in wartime, through to the asbestos and black lung disasters, and the modern-day 'epidemics' of stress, burn-out and Covid-19. Opening conversations surrounding the harms caused by work, this book analyses how people have lived with occupational illness and disability, critiquing risk and work-health cultures, and the structural violence characteristic of industrial capitalism and neoliberal economics, in addition to discussing the agency of big business and advocacy of workers and victims. Focusing on class, gender, disability and race, this book uses an impressive range of secondary and primary sources, including government reports and enquiries drawing upon workers' testimonies, Mine and Factory Inspectors Reports, HSE papers, newspapers, Mass Observation responses and oral history interviews.
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Book Title: Jobs and Bodies : An Oral History of Health and Safety in Britain
Number of Pages: 304 Pages
Publication Name: Jobs and Bodies : an Oral History of Health and Safety in Britain
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication Year: 2023
Subject: Gender Studies, Social History, General, Economics / General
Item Height: 0.7 in
Item Weight: 16.8 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Social Science, Business & Economics, History
Author: Arthur Mcivor
Item Length: 9.2 in
Item Width: 6.2 in
Format: Trade Paperback
