Dirty Work

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Dirty Work

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A compelling investigation into the phenomenon of dirty work – labour that society considers essential, but morally compromised. A New Statesman Book of the Year 'This book will prompt a public reckoning with inequality in work' Michael J. Sandel 'A scathing and thoughtful book about labor and principles' Rebecca Solnit 'A writer in the tradition of George Orwell and Martha Gellhorn' Corey Robin 'Confronts a series of deep and vexing moral questions.

. . penetrating, astutely observed, beautifully written' Patrick Radden KeefeGuards who patrol the wards of America's most violent and abusive prisons; undocumented immigrants who man the 'kill floors' of industrial slaughterhouses; 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.

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Útgefandi
Bloomsbury UK
ISBN
9781801107259
Print ISBN
9781801107235
Format
ePub
Útgáfa
1
Höfundar
Eyal Press
Tungumál
English
Útgefið
2022-01-20
Prent takmörkun á líftíma
100
Prent takmörkun
10
Afritunar takmörkun
10

Kaflar

  • Cover
  • Praise for Dirty Work
  • Also by Eyal Press
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Epigraph
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • PART I: BEHIND THE WALLS
  • 1. Dual Loyalties
  • “DON’T BE A WITNESS”
  • “A COLLECTIVE PUBLIC YAWN”
  • “HUMAN MATERIALS”
  • 2. The Other Prisoners
  • “KEEPERS”
  • COPING MECHANISMS
  • “THE LOWEST-RANKING MAN”
  • 3. Civilized Punishment
  • “MANDATE BY DEFAULT”
  • “NOWHERE TO GO”
  • PART II: BEHIND THE SCREENS
  • 4. Joystick Warriors
  • CONSEQUENCES
  • “MORAL HAZARD”
  • 5. The Other 1 Percent
  • “THE PRESSURE OF ECONOMIC NECESSITY”
  • “GRAY, AMBIGUOUS PERSONS”
  • PART III: ON THE KILL FLOORS
  • 6. Shadow People
  • TORTURED FLESH
  • “PLANTATION CAPITALISM”
  • MISSIONS IN TRANSPARENCY
  • “MATTER OUT OF PLACE”
  • 7. “Essential Workers”
  • “FULFILLING ORDERS”
  • “COMMERCIAL SHACKLES”
  • “REGULATION BY SHAMING”
  • VIRTUOUS CONSUMERS
  • PART IV: THE METABOLISM OF THE MODERN WORLD
  • 8. Dirty Energy
  • GRIMY CARYATIDS
  • “TROUBLED WATERS”
  • “THE SHARP END OF THE SPEAR”
  • “LAYERED EFFECTS”
  • 9. Dirty Tech
  • “VOICE” AND “EXIT”
  • “SPOILED IDENTITY”
  • “SEE NO EVIL, SPEAK NO EVIL”
  • Epilogue
  • Notes
  • Epigraph
  • Introduction
  • 1. Dual Loyalties
  • 2. The Other Prisoners
  • 3. Civilized Punishment
  • 4. Joystick Warriors
  • 5. The Other 1 Percent
  • 6. Shadow People
  • 7. “Essential Workers”
  • 8. Dirty Energy
  • 9. Dirty Tech
  • Epilogue
  • Acknowledgments
  • About the Author
  • An Invitation from the Publisher