Our Daily Bread

Wages, Workers, and the Political Economy of the American West

By: Geoff Mann

Write A Review

Paperback | 3 September 2007

At a Glance

Paperback
264 Pages

Edition Type
New edition

Dimensions(cm)
22.86 x 15.24 x 1.91

Paperback

$95.99

or 4 interest-free payments of $24.00 with

or

Ships in 5 to 10 business days

A wage is more than a simple fee in exchange for labor, argues Geoff Mann. Beyond being a quantitative reflection of productivity or bargaining power, a wage is a political arena in which working people's identity, culture, and politics are negotiated and developed. In Our Daily Bread, Mann examines struggles over wages to reveal ways in which the wage becomes a critical component in the making of social hierarchies of race, gender, and citizenship.

Combining a fresh analysis of radical political economy with a critical assessment of the role of white men in North American labor politics, Mann addresses the issue of class politics and places the problem of "interests" squarely at the center of political economy. Rejecting the idea that interests are self-evident or unproblematic, Mann argues that workers' interests, and thus wage politics, are the product of the ongoing effort by wage workers to focus on quality in a socioeconomic system that relentlessly quantifies. Taking three wage disputes in the natural resources industry as his case studies, Mann demonstrates that wage negotiation is not simply emblematic of economic conflict over the distribution of income but also represents critical contests in the cultural politics of identity under capitalism.

Industry Reviews

[An] important book.--Environment and Planning D: Society and Space

Should prove of interest not only to economists, economic geographers, and labor historians, but also to those engaged in, for instance, cultural studies and political theory." --Environment and Planning

Shipping

	Standard Shipping	Express Shipping
Metro postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95
Regional postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95
Rural postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95

How to return your order

At Booktopia, we offer hassle-free returns in accordance with our returns policy. If you wish to return an item, please get in touch with Booktopia Customer Care.

Additional postage charges may be applicable.

Defective items

If there is a problem with any of the items received for your order then the Booktopia Customer Care team is ready to assist you.

For more info please visit our Help Centre.

More in Social Groups

Emily

Emily Kame Kngwarreye, the artist who changed Australia

Hardcover

RRP $55.00

$39.00

29%
OFF

Before It Was Called Science

Discover 65,000+ years of First Nations knowledge

Hardcover

RRP $32.99

$21.99

33%
OFF

Midnight Curfew

Paperback

RRP $24.99

$16.00

36%
OFF

She's a Doll

Paperback

RRP $34.99

$29.99

14%
OFF

Paperback

RRP $9.99

$9.75

Dark Emu

Aboriginal Australia and the Birth of Agriculture

Paperback

RRP $27.99

$16.75

40%
OFF

Abandoned Women : Scottish Convicts Exiled Beyond the Seas

Paperback

RRP $24.99

$21.75

13%
OFF

From Boys to Men

Guiding our teen boys to grow into happy, healthy men

Paperback

RRP $34.99

$28.75

18%
OFF

Junior Atlas of Indigenous Australia

Paperback

RRP $39.99

$26.75

33%
OFF

The First Astronomers

How Indigenous Elders read the stars

Paperback

RRP $34.99

$28.75

18%
OFF

Preface
The Wage, Cultural Politics, and the West
Against Equilibrium: The Politics of Measure
What's a Penny Worth?: Wages, Prices, and the American Working Man
What's in a Day's Wage?: Raced Work and the Social Production of Skill
Who Is a Wage Worker?: Worker-Producers and the Wage-Price
The Wage and Workers' Interests
Conclusion: The Wage, Our Daily Bread
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved.

Our Daily Bread

Wages, Workers, and the Political Economy of the American West

At a Glance

Paperback

Industry Reviews

Shipping

How to return your order

Defective items

You Can Find This Book In

More in Social Groups

Emily

Emily Kame Kngwarreye, the artist who changed Australia

Before It Was Called Science

Discover 65,000+ years of First Nations knowledge

Midnight Curfew

The European Mind

Over the Rainbow

A Challenge to Cancel Culture

Lost and Found

A Compassionate Guide to Homeownership

Digital Freedom

A guide to less screen time for safer, happier and healthier families

The Castle

Adventures in a World of Unravelling Men

The Silent Appeal

the instant Sunday Times bestseller

Power in Numbers

Australian Women in Economics

A Life In Lyrics

The Official Creative Legacy of Freddie Mercury, Based on His Unseen Personal Archives and Collections

Our Place

How to Solve the Housing Crisis and Rebuild the Australian Dream

It's Not For You

Inside the artists rewriting the rules of the Australian music scene

She's a Doll

The Wanted and the Unwanted

The Knowledge

Learning from ancestral wisdom to save our challenging global environment

Musquito

The real story of a legendary colonial warrior

Fire Country

How Indigenous Fire Management Could Help Save Australia

We Should All be Feminists

Dark Emu

Aboriginal Australia and the Birth of Agriculture

Abandoned Women : Scottish Convicts Exiled Beyond the Seas

From Boys to Men

Guiding our teen boys to grow into happy, healthy men

Junior Atlas of Indigenous Australia

The First Astronomers

How Indigenous Elders read the stars

This product is categorised by