Mcivor Arthur (University Of Strathclyde Glasgow)
Mcivor Arthur (University Of Strathclyde Glasgow) - Jobs And Bodies An Oral History Of Health And Safety In Britain - Paperback
Mcivor Arthur (University Of Strathclyde Glasgow) - Jobs And Bodies An Oral History Of Health And Safety In Britain - Paperback
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Description: 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 Mc Ivor 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.
Title: Jobs And Bodies An Oral History Of Health And Safety In Britain
Author(s): Mcivor Arthur (University Of Strathclyde Glasgow)
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Barcode: 9781350236219
Pages: 304 Pages
Publication Date: 11/30/2023
Category: Oral History
Description: 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 Mc Ivor 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.
Title: Jobs And Bodies An Oral History Of Health And Safety In Britain
Author(s): Mcivor Arthur (University Of Strathclyde Glasgow)
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Barcode: 9781350236219
Pages: 304 Pages
Publication Date: 11/30/2023
Category: Oral History
