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Health studies : an introduction / / edited by Jennie Naidoo, Jane Wills
| Health studies : an introduction / / edited by Jennie Naidoo, Jane Wills |
| Edizione | [4th ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore : , : Springer, , [2022] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (471 pages) |
| Disciplina | 658 |
| Soggetto topico | Health |
| ISBN |
981-16-2149-7
981-16-2148-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- Abbreviations -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1: Why Study Health? -- What Is Health Studies? -- A Focus on Health -- The Disciplinary Context of Health Studies -- How to Use This Book -- The Chapters -- Investigating Health -- Synthesizing Perspectives: Food, Nutrition, Diet and Obesity -- References -- 2: Human Biology and Health -- Introduction -- Part 1: The Contribution of Biology to Health Studies -- Cell Theory -- Homeostasis -- Genes and Genetics -- Ill Health and Disease -- Part 2: Theoretical and Research Approaches of Science -- Induction -- Deduction -- Proof and Falsification -- Experimentation -- Techniques -- Case Study: Biological Explanations for Obesity -- Further Reading and Resources -- Resources -- References -- 3: Epidemiology and Health -- Introduction -- Part 1: The Contribution of Epidemiology to Health Studies -- The Emergence of the Evidence-Based Healthcare Movement -- The Link between Ill Health and Socioeconomic Conditions -- Concepts of Health and Disease in Medical Epidemiology -- Social Epidemiology -- Part 2: Theoretical and Research Approaches -- The Natural History of Disease -- Identifying Risk -- Classifying Disease -- Diagnosing and Treating Disease -- Surveillance and the Planning and Evaluation of Health Services -- The Methodologies Used by Epidemiology -- Experimental Studies -- Observational Studies -- Cohort Studies -- Case Control Studies -- Prevalence Studies -- Case Study: Trends in Obesity -- How Do We Measure Obesity? -- Is Obesity Increasing? -- Is There Evidence of Increasing Trends in Obesity in Other Countries? -- What Has Caused the Increase in Obesity? -- What Are the Health Effects of Increasing Obesity? -- Who Is at Risk? -- What Evidence Is There of Successful Interventions? -- Further Reading and Resources.
Resources -- References -- 4: Sport and Exercise Science and Health -- Introduction -- What Is Sport and Exercise Science? -- Part 1: Contribution of Sport and Exercise Science to Health Studies -- How the Body Moves -- Physical Activity and Public Health -- Health Benefits of Physical Activity for Patients with Clinical Conditions -- Physical Activity for Population-Based Health -- How Much Physical Activity? -- What Type of Activity? -- Sedentarism and Physical Inactivity-Getting People Moving -- Physical Activity amongst Women -- Older Adults -- Ethnic Minorities -- Active Travel-Walking and Cycling for Health -- Part 2: Theoretical and Research Approaches in Sport and Exercise Science -- Sport and Exercise Science Methodology -- Types of Research in Sports and Exercise Science -- Types of Data Collected in Sport and Exercise Science -- Type of Study Designs in Sport and Exercise Science -- Laboratory-Based Versus Field-Based Studies -- Case Study: Sport and Exercise Science in the Context of Obesity -- Quantifying Energy Balance -- Quantifying Energy Expenditure -- Prescribing Exercise -- Muscle: The 'Exercise Factor' for Metabolic Health? -- Summary -- Further Reading -- References -- 5: Geography and Health -- Introduction -- Part 1: The Contribution of Geography to Health -- Linking Places to Health through the Natural Environment -- Disease Ecology and Landscape Epidemiology -- Environmental Change -- Population and Health -- Linking Places to Health through the Built Environment -- Urbanisation -- Environmental Exposures and Environmental Justice -- Linking Places to Health through the Socio-cultural Environment -- Culture -- Power -- Health Care and Health Care Delivery -- Part 2: Theoretical and Research Approaches -- Health Mapping -- Geographic Information Systems (GIS) -- Key Applications of GIS to Studies of Health. Case Study: Obesity and the Built Environment -- Further Reading -- References -- 6: Health Psychology -- Introduction -- Part 1 The Contribution of Psychology to Health Studies -- Health Beliefs and Behaviours -- Beliefs About Causality and Control -- Beliefs About Risk -- Beliefs About Confidence -- Beliefs About Illness -- Communication in Health Settings -- The Experience of Being Ill and the Example of Pain -- Subjective-Affective Processes -- Learning Processes -- The Role of Emotion -- Cognitive Processes -- Catastrophizing -- Attention -- Behavioural Processes -- Pain Treatment: A Role for Psychology? -- Multidisciplinary Pain Clinics -- Part 2 Theoretical and Research Approaches -- The Health Belief Model -- The Protection Motivation Theory -- The Theory of Planned Behaviour -- The Stages of Change Model -- An Integrated Approach -- The Self-Regulatory Model -- Stage 1: Interpretation -- Symptom Perception -- Social Messages -- Stage 2: Coping -- Stage 3: Appraisal -- Developing Interventions to Change Health-Related Behaviour -- Using Social Cognition Models -- Using Implementation Intentions -- Using the Self-Regulatory Model -- Using the COM-B -- Further Reading -- References -- 7: Sociology and Health -- Introduction -- Part One: The Contribution of Sociology to Health Studies -- Socioeconomic Inequalities in Health -- Gender and Inequalities in Health -- Explaining Gender Inequalities in Health -- Race, Ethnicity, and Inequalities in Health -- Ageing, Disability and Inequalities in Health -- Part Two: Theoretical Approaches -- Functionalist Theory -- Marxist Theory -- Interactionist Theory -- Post-Structuralist Theory -- Case Study: The Social Determinants and Social Construction of Eating -- Social Causation of Food Insecurity and Dietary Inequalities -- Social Constructionist Perspectives on Food, Risk and Insecurity -- Summary. Further Reading -- References -- 8: Social Policy and Health -- Introduction -- Part 1: The Contribution of Social Policy to Health Studies -- The Domains of Social Policy -- The History of the Development of Social Policies in the UK from 1900 to Present Day -- Key Issues on the Social Policy Agenda -- Needs and Priorities -- Access -- Choice and Personalisation -- An Ageing Population -- Part Two: Theoretical and Research Approaches -- The Development of the Discipline -- The UK's Social Policies in an International Context -- Titmuss' typology of Welfare -- Esping-Andersen and Comparative Social Policy -- Gough and Welfare Regimes -- The Policymaking Process -- The Policy Process -- Inputs -- Policymaking -- Outputs -- Outcomes -- Case Study: A Policy Analysis of Obesity in the UK -- Defining the Issue: Framing -- Evidence in the Framing of an Issue -- Stakeholder Engagement and Disengagement -- Competitors and Allies -- Mechanism -- Outcomes -- Further Reading -- Introductory texts -- On social policy -- On health policy -- On policymaking -- Resources -- Health departments of four countries of the UK -- References -- 9: Health Economics -- Introduction -- Part One: The Contribution of Economics to Health Studies -- Market Forces and Healthcare -- The Allocation and Distribution of Healthcare 'Off the Market' -- Part Two: Theoretical and Research Approaches -- Resources and Money -- The Output of Healthcare -- The Economic Notion of Cost -- The Cost-Benefit Approach -- Techniques of Economic Appraisal -- Cost-Benefit Analysis -- Cost-Effectiveness Analysis, Cost-Utility Analysis and the Use of the QALY -- Social Return on Investment -- Case Study: The Use of Quality Adjusted Life Years in the Treatment of Obesity -- Further Reading -- References -- 10: Politics and Health -- Introduction. Part 1: The Contribution of Political Science to Health Studies -- The Political and the Non-political -- Health Equals Healthcare -- Health and Concepts of Politics -- Health and Political Science -- The Political Nature of Health -- Unequal Distribution -- Health Determinants -- Organization -- Health and Citizenship -- Part 2: Theoretical and Research Approaches -- Conservatism -- Liberalism (and Neoliberalism) -- Socialism and Social Democracy -- Nationalism (and Fascism) -- Feminism -- Environmentalism -- Further Reading -- References -- 11: Organization and Management of Health and Healthcare -- Introduction -- Part 1: The Contribution of Management to Health Studies -- Understanding Organizations -- Working Across Organizations -- Managing Healthcare Services -- Working in Groups and Teams -- Leadership -- Managing Change -- Part 2: Theoretical and Research Approaches -- Scientific Management -- Bureaucracy and Organizations -- The Human Relations Approach to Understanding People and Organizations -- Behavioural Theory -- Situation Theory -- Contingency Theory -- Motivation Theories -- Content Theories -- Process Theories -- Systems Theory and the Sociotechnical System Approach -- Chaos (or Complexity) Theory -- Case study: A whole systems approach to obesity -- Summary -- Further Reading -- Resources -- References -- 12: History and Health -- Introduction -- Part 1: The Contribution of History to Health Studies -- The Concept of a Healthy Lifestyle -- Developments in Concepts of Health and Disease: Six Non-naturals -- Air -- Motion and Rest -- Sleep and Waking -- Diet -- Evacuation and Retention -- Passions and Emotions -- Developments in Medicine and Healthcare -- Part 2: Theoretical and Research Approaches -- The Development of the Discipline -- The Historical Method -- Case Study: A Historical Perspective on Obesity. Further Reading and Resources. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910743339703321 |
| Singapore : , : Springer, , [2022] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Place, Space and the New Labour Internationalisms
| Place, Space and the New Labour Internationalisms |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Place of publication not identified], : Wiley Blackwell Imprint, 2002 |
| ISBN |
1-4443-9750-8
1-4443-9752-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910130736503321 |
| [Place of publication not identified], : Wiley Blackwell Imprint, 2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Place, Space and the New Labour Internationalisms
| Place, Space and the New Labour Internationalisms |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Place of publication not identified], : Wiley Blackwell Imprint, 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (vi, 300 pages) |
| Disciplina | 331.12 |
| Soggetto topico |
Foreign trade and employment
Globalization Industrial relations International labor activities Labor movement Labor unions |
| ISBN |
1-4443-9750-8
1-4443-9752-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front Matter -- Place, Space and the New Labour Internationalisms. Introduction: Place, Space and the New Labour Internationalisms: Beyond the Fragments? / Peter Waterman, Jane Wills -- New Developments in Trade Union Internationalism. Trade Union Internationalism in the Age of Seattle / Peter Waterman -- Southern Unionism and the New Labour Internationalism / Rob Lambert, Eddie Webster -- Rethinking the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions and its Inter-American Regional Organization / Kjeld Jakobsen -- Transnational Capital, Urban Globalisation and Cross-Border Solidarity: The Case of the South African Municipal Workers / Franco Barchiesi -- Labor Internationalism and the Contradictions of Globalization: Or, Why the Local is Sometimes Still Important in a Global Economy / Andrew Herod -- New Issues for Labour Internationalism. World Trade and Workers' Rights: In Search of an Internationalist Position / Rohini Hensman -- NAFTA's Labor Side Agreement and International Labor Solidarity / Lance Compa -- European Integration and Industrial Relations: A Case of Variable Geometry? / Richard Hyman -- Uneven Geographies of Capital and Labour: The Lessons of European Works Councils / Jane Wills -- Women Workers and the Promise of Ethical Trade in the Globalised Garment Industry: A Serious Beginning? / Angela Hale, Linda Shaw -- Propositions on Trade Unions and Informal Employment in Times of Globalisation / Dan Gallin -- A Manifesto Against Femicide / Melissa Wright -- Union Responses to Mass Immigration: The Case of Miami, USA / Bruce Nissen, Guillermo Grenier -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910831070603321 |
| [Place of publication not identified], : Wiley Blackwell Imprint, 2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Place, Space and the New Labour Internationalisms
| Place, Space and the New Labour Internationalisms |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Place of publication not identified], : Wiley Blackwell Imprint, 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (vi, 300 pages) |
| Disciplina | 331.12 |
| Soggetto topico |
Foreign trade and employment
Globalization Industrial relations International labor activities Labor movement Labor unions |
| ISBN |
1-4443-9750-8
1-4443-9752-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front Matter -- Place, Space and the New Labour Internationalisms. Introduction: Place, Space and the New Labour Internationalisms: Beyond the Fragments? / Peter Waterman, Jane Wills -- New Developments in Trade Union Internationalism. Trade Union Internationalism in the Age of Seattle / Peter Waterman -- Southern Unionism and the New Labour Internationalism / Rob Lambert, Eddie Webster -- Rethinking the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions and its Inter-American Regional Organization / Kjeld Jakobsen -- Transnational Capital, Urban Globalisation and Cross-Border Solidarity: The Case of the South African Municipal Workers / Franco Barchiesi -- Labor Internationalism and the Contradictions of Globalization: Or, Why the Local is Sometimes Still Important in a Global Economy / Andrew Herod -- New Issues for Labour Internationalism. World Trade and Workers' Rights: In Search of an Internationalist Position / Rohini Hensman -- NAFTA's Labor Side Agreement and International Labor Solidarity / Lance Compa -- European Integration and Industrial Relations: A Case of Variable Geometry? / Richard Hyman -- Uneven Geographies of Capital and Labour: The Lessons of European Works Councils / Jane Wills -- Women Workers and the Promise of Ethical Trade in the Globalised Garment Industry: A Serious Beginning? / Angela Hale, Linda Shaw -- Propositions on Trade Unions and Informal Employment in Times of Globalisation / Dan Gallin -- A Manifesto Against Femicide / Melissa Wright -- Union Responses to Mass Immigration: The Case of Miami, USA / Bruce Nissen, Guillermo Grenier -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910841328403321 |
| [Place of publication not identified], : Wiley Blackwell Imprint, 2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The power of pragmatism : knowledge production and social inquiry / / Jane Wills and Robert Lake [[electronic resource]]
| The power of pragmatism : knowledge production and social inquiry / / Jane Wills and Robert Lake [[electronic resource]] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Manchester : , : Manchester University Press, , 2021 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (ix, 290 pages) : : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 149.2 |
| Collana | Manchester scholarship online |
| Soggetto topico |
Pragmatism
Inquiry (Theory of knowledge) |
| ISBN |
1-5261-5548-6
1-5261-3495-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction : the power of pragmatism / Jane Wills and Robert W. Lake -- Habits of social inquiry and reconstruction : a Deweyan vision of democracy and social research / Malcolm P. Cutchin -- Appreciating the situation : Dewey's pragmatism and its implications for the spatialisation of social science / Gary Bridge -- Mead, subjectivity and urban politics / Crispian Fuller -- Rorty, conversation and the power of maps / Trevor Barnes -- Embodied ignorances : a pragmatist responds to epistemic and other kinds of frictions in the academy / Susan Saegert -- Truth and academia in times of fake news, alternative facts and filter bubbles : a pragmatist notion of critique as mediation / Klaus Geiselhart -- Learning from experience : pragmatism and politics in place / Alice E. Huff -- Reflections on an experiment in pragmatic social research and knowledge production / Liam Harney and Jane Wills -- Ecological crisis, action and pragmatic humanism / Meg Holden -- Pragmatism, anti-representational theory and local methods for critical-creative ecological action / Owain Jones -- Pragmatism and contemporary planning theory : going beyond a communicative approach / Ihnji Jon -- Exploring possibilities for a pragmatic orientation in development studies / Alireza F. Farahani and Azadeh Hadizadeh Esfahani -- The quest for uncertainty : pragmatism between rationalism and sentimentality / Robert W. Lake -- Who's afraid of pragmatism? / Clive Barnett. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910480167703321 |
| Manchester : , : Manchester University Press, , 2021 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The power of pragmatism : knowledge production and social inquiry / / Jane Wills and Robert Lake [[electronic resource]]
| The power of pragmatism : knowledge production and social inquiry / / Jane Wills and Robert Lake [[electronic resource]] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Manchester : , : Manchester University Press, , 2021 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (ix, 290 pages) : : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 149.2 |
| Collana | Manchester scholarship online |
| Soggetto topico |
Pragmatism
Inquiry (Theory of knowledge) |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Community
Democracy John Dewey Knowledge production Pragmatism Research philosophy Research practice Richard Rorty Social inquiry Social research |
| ISBN |
1-5261-3496-9
1-5261-5548-6 1-5261-3495-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction : the power of pragmatism / Jane Wills and Robert W. Lake -- Habits of social inquiry and reconstruction : a Deweyan vision of democracy and social research / Malcolm P. Cutchin -- Appreciating the situation : Dewey's pragmatism and its implications for the spatialisation of social science / Gary Bridge -- Mead, subjectivity and urban politics / Crispian Fuller -- Rorty, conversation and the power of maps / Trevor Barnes -- Embodied ignorances : a pragmatist responds to epistemic and other kinds of frictions in the academy / Susan Saegert -- Truth and academia in times of fake news, alternative facts and filter bubbles : a pragmatist notion of critique as mediation / Klaus Geiselhart -- Learning from experience : pragmatism and politics in place / Alice E. Huff -- Reflections on an experiment in pragmatic social research and knowledge production / Liam Harney and Jane Wills -- Ecological crisis, action and pragmatic humanism / Meg Holden -- Pragmatism, anti-representational theory and local methods for critical-creative ecological action / Owain Jones -- Pragmatism and contemporary planning theory : going beyond a communicative approach / Ihnji Jon -- Exploring possibilities for a pragmatic orientation in development studies / Alireza F. Farahani and Azadeh Hadizadeh Esfahani -- The quest for uncertainty : pragmatism between rationalism and sentimentality / Robert W. Lake -- Who's afraid of pragmatism? / Clive Barnett. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910794039503321 |
| Manchester : , : Manchester University Press, , 2021 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
The power of pragmatism : knowledge production and social inquiry / / Jane Wills and Robert Lake [[electronic resource]]
| The power of pragmatism : knowledge production and social inquiry / / Jane Wills and Robert Lake [[electronic resource]] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Manchester : , : Manchester University Press, , 2021 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (ix, 290 pages) : : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 149.2 |
| Collana | Manchester scholarship online |
| Soggetto topico |
Pragmatism
Inquiry (Theory of knowledge) |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Community
Democracy John Dewey Knowledge production Pragmatism Research philosophy Research practice Richard Rorty Social inquiry Social research |
| ISBN |
1-5261-3496-9
1-5261-5548-6 1-5261-3495-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction : the power of pragmatism / Jane Wills and Robert W. Lake -- Habits of social inquiry and reconstruction : a Deweyan vision of democracy and social research / Malcolm P. Cutchin -- Appreciating the situation : Dewey's pragmatism and its implications for the spatialisation of social science / Gary Bridge -- Mead, subjectivity and urban politics / Crispian Fuller -- Rorty, conversation and the power of maps / Trevor Barnes -- Embodied ignorances : a pragmatist responds to epistemic and other kinds of frictions in the academy / Susan Saegert -- Truth and academia in times of fake news, alternative facts and filter bubbles : a pragmatist notion of critique as mediation / Klaus Geiselhart -- Learning from experience : pragmatism and politics in place / Alice E. Huff -- Reflections on an experiment in pragmatic social research and knowledge production / Liam Harney and Jane Wills -- Ecological crisis, action and pragmatic humanism / Meg Holden -- Pragmatism, anti-representational theory and local methods for critical-creative ecological action / Owain Jones -- Pragmatism and contemporary planning theory : going beyond a communicative approach / Ihnji Jon -- Exploring possibilities for a pragmatic orientation in development studies / Alireza F. Farahani and Azadeh Hadizadeh Esfahani -- The quest for uncertainty : pragmatism between rationalism and sentimentality / Robert W. Lake -- Who's afraid of pragmatism? / Clive Barnett. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910812842503321 |
| Manchester : , : Manchester University Press, , 2021 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Threads of labour [[electronic resource] ] : garment industry supply chains from the workers' perspective / / edited by Angela Hale and Jane Wills
| Threads of labour [[electronic resource] ] : garment industry supply chains from the workers' perspective / / edited by Angela Hale and Jane Wills |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Malden, Mass. ; ; Oxford, : Blackwell, 2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (290 p.) |
| Disciplina |
331.0487
331.7/687 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
HaleAngela
WillsJane |
| Collana | Antipode book series |
| Soggetto topico |
Women clothing workers - Economic conditions
Clothing trade - Subcontracting Clothing workers - Labor unions Employee rights |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-28633-4
9786610286331 0-470-76143-1 1-4051-5307-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Threads of Labour; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Boxes; About the Authors; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations and Acronyms; 1 Threads of Labour in the Global Garment Industry; 2 The Changing Face of the Global Garment Industry; 3 Organising and Networking in Support of Garment Workers: Why We Researched Subcontracting Chains; 4 Action Research: Tracing the Threads of Labour in the Global Garment Industry; 5 Unravelling the Web: Supply Chains and Workers' Lives in the Garment Industry; 6 Coming Undone: The Implications of Garment Industry Subcontracting for UK Workers
7 The Impact of Full-Package Production on Mexico's Blue Jean Capital8 Defending Workers' Rights in Subcontracted Workplaces; 9 The Phase-Out of the Multi-Fibre Arrangement from the Perspective of Workers; 10 Conclusion; References; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910143296903321 |
| Malden, Mass. ; ; Oxford, : Blackwell, 2005 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Threads of labour [[electronic resource] ] : garment industry supply chains from the workers' perspective / / edited by Angela Hale and Jane Wills
| Threads of labour [[electronic resource] ] : garment industry supply chains from the workers' perspective / / edited by Angela Hale and Jane Wills |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Malden, Mass. ; ; Oxford, : Blackwell, 2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (290 p.) |
| Disciplina |
331.0487
331.7/687 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
HaleAngela
WillsJane |
| Collana | Antipode book series |
| Soggetto topico |
Women clothing workers - Economic conditions
Clothing trade - Subcontracting Clothing workers - Labor unions Employee rights |
| ISBN |
1-280-28633-4
9786610286331 0-470-76143-1 1-4051-5307-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Threads of Labour; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Boxes; About the Authors; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations and Acronyms; 1 Threads of Labour in the Global Garment Industry; 2 The Changing Face of the Global Garment Industry; 3 Organising and Networking in Support of Garment Workers: Why We Researched Subcontracting Chains; 4 Action Research: Tracing the Threads of Labour in the Global Garment Industry; 5 Unravelling the Web: Supply Chains and Workers' Lives in the Garment Industry; 6 Coming Undone: The Implications of Garment Industry Subcontracting for UK Workers
7 The Impact of Full-Package Production on Mexico's Blue Jean Capital8 Defending Workers' Rights in Subcontracted Workplaces; 9 The Phase-Out of the Multi-Fibre Arrangement from the Perspective of Workers; 10 Conclusion; References; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996205341503316 |
| Malden, Mass. ; ; Oxford, : Blackwell, 2005 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
| ||
Threads of labour [[electronic resource] ] : garment industry supply chains from the workers' perspective / / edited by Angela Hale and Jane Wills
| Threads of labour [[electronic resource] ] : garment industry supply chains from the workers' perspective / / edited by Angela Hale and Jane Wills |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Malden, Mass. ; ; Oxford, : Blackwell, 2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (290 p.) |
| Disciplina |
331.0487
331.7/687 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
HaleAngela
WillsJane |
| Collana | Antipode book series |
| Soggetto topico |
Women clothing workers - Economic conditions
Clothing trade - Subcontracting Clothing workers - Labor unions Employee rights |
| ISBN |
1-280-28633-4
9786610286331 0-470-76143-1 1-4051-5307-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Threads of Labour; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Boxes; About the Authors; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations and Acronyms; 1 Threads of Labour in the Global Garment Industry; 2 The Changing Face of the Global Garment Industry; 3 Organising and Networking in Support of Garment Workers: Why We Researched Subcontracting Chains; 4 Action Research: Tracing the Threads of Labour in the Global Garment Industry; 5 Unravelling the Web: Supply Chains and Workers' Lives in the Garment Industry; 6 Coming Undone: The Implications of Garment Industry Subcontracting for UK Workers
7 The Impact of Full-Package Production on Mexico's Blue Jean Capital8 Defending Workers' Rights in Subcontracted Workplaces; 9 The Phase-Out of the Multi-Fibre Arrangement from the Perspective of Workers; 10 Conclusion; References; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910830568603321 |
| Malden, Mass. ; ; Oxford, : Blackwell, 2005 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
