The labour debate : an investigation into the theory and reality of capitalist work

In a world dominated by capitalist work, working for a wage is the central, unavoidable reality of modern social life. While waged work in all its forms - including unemployment and mass poverty - has now invaded all aspects of social life, labour appears to have disappeared as a practice that constitutes modern society. This volume aims to re-establish labour as the fundamental contitutive principle of the social world, through a reinterpretation of Marx's social theory. Each chapter develops a central Marxist theme - the continuing centrality of work; class and classification; commodity fetishism and primitive accumulation; labour movements and the way in which labour moves; unemployment; subjectivity and class-consciousness, and the new forms of resistance developed in Europe, Latin America and East Asia. In conclusion, the editors give an account of what they consider to be the main critical and practical problems and possibilities facing the concept and reality of labour in the 21st century. In A World Dominated By Capitalist Work (labour), Working For A Wage Is The Central Unavoidable Reality Of Modern Social Life, And Yet, The Category Of Labour Remains Underdeveloped In Social Sciences. While Waged Labour In All Its Forms, Including Unemployment And Mass Poverty, Has Now Invaded All Aspects Of Social Life, Labour Appears To Have Disappeared As A Practice That Constitutes Modern Society. This Book Revitalises Labour As The Fundamental Constitutive Principle Of The Social World, Through A Radical Reinterpretation Of Marx's Social Theory. The Editors Give An Account Of What They Consider To Be The Main Critical And Practical Problems And Possibilities Confronting The Concept And Reality Of Labour In The 21st Century.--book Jacket. From Here To Utopia : Finding Inspiration For The Labour Debate / Ana C. Dinerstein And Michael Neary -- What Labour Debate? -- Class And Classification : Against, In And Beyond Labour / John Holloway -- Class Struggle And The Working Class : The Problem Of Commodity Fetishism / Simon Clarke -- The Narrowing Of Marxism : A Comment Of Simon Clarke's Comments / John Holloway -- Capital, Labour And Primitive Accumulation : On Class And Constitution / Werner Bonefeld -- Labour And Subjectivity : Rethinking The Limits Of Working Class Consciousness / Graham Taylor -- Hayek, Bentham And The Global Work Machine : The Emergence Of The Fractal-panopticon / Massimo De Angelis -- Work Is Still The Central Issue! New Words For New Worlds / Harry Cleaver -- Labour Moves : A Critique Of The Concept Of Social Movement Unionism / Michael Neary -- Fuel For The Living Fire : Labour-power! / Glenn Rikowski -- Regaining Materiality : Unemployment And The Invisible Subjectivity Of Labour / Ana C. Dinerstein -- Anti-value-in-motion : Labour, Real Subsumption And The Struggles Against Capitalism / Ana C. Dinerstein And Michaael Neary. Edited By Ana C. Dinerstein, Michael Neary. Includes Bibliographic References And Index. Machine generated contents note: 1 What Labour Debate? 1.1 Class and Classification: Against, In and Beyond Labour John Holloway 1.2 Class Struggle and the Working Class: The Problem of Commodity Fetishism Simon Clarke 1.3 The Narrowing of Marxism: A Comment on Simon Clarke's Comments John Holloway 2 Capital, Labour and Primitive Accumulation: On Class and Constitution Werner Bonefeld 3 Labour and Subjectivity: Rethinking the Limits of Working Class Consciousness Graham Taylor 4 Hayek, Bentham and the Global Work Machine: The Emergence of the Fractal-Panopticon Massimo De Angelis 5 Work is Still the Central Issue! New Words for New Worlds Harry Cleaver 6 Labour Moves: A Critique of the Concept of Social Movement Unionism Michael Neary 7 Fuel for the Living Fire: Labour-Power! Glenn Rikowski 8 Regaining Materiality: Unemployment and the Invisible Subjectivity of Labour Ana C. Dinerstein 9 Anti-Value-in-Motion: Labour, Real Subsumption and the Struggles against Capitalism Ana C. Dinerstein and Michael Neary. This volume aims to re-establish labour as the fundamental constitutive principle of the social world, through a reinterpretation of Marx's social theory. Each chapter develops a central Marxist theme, including class and classification; commodity fetishism and primitive accumulation