Verlag: ILR Press, 2010
ISBN 10: 0801475996 ISBN 13: 9780801475993
Zustand: Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.
Verlag: ILR Press, 2010
ISBN 10: 0801475996 ISBN 13: 9780801475993
Zustand: As New. Like New condition. A near perfect copy that may have very minor cosmetic defects.
Verlag: Princeton University Press Nov 2021, 2021
ISBN 10: 0691217564 ISBN 13: 9780691217567
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Skill--specifically the distinction between the 'skilled' and 'unskilled'--is generally defined as a measure of ability and training, but Does Skill Make Us Human shows instead that skill distinctions are used to limit freedom, narrow political rights, and even deny access to imagination and desire. Natasha Iskander takes readers into Qatar's booming construction industry in the lead-up to the 2022 World Cup, and through her unprecedented look at the experiences of migrant workers, she reveals that skill functions as a marker of social difference powerful enough to structure all aspects of social and economic life. Through unique access to construction sites in Doha, in-depth research, and interviews, Iskander explores how migrants are recruited, trained, and used. Despite their acquisition of advanced technical skills, workers are commonly described as unskilled and disparaged as 'unproductive,' 'poor quality,' or simply 'bodies.' She demonstrates that skill categories adjudicate personhood, creating hierarchies that shape working conditions, labor recruitment, migration policy, the design of urban spaces, and the reach of global industries. Iskander also discusses how skill distinctions define industry responses to global warming, with employers recruiting migrants from climate-damaged places at lower wages and exposing these workers to Qatar's extreme heat. She considers how the dehumanizing politics of skill might be undone through tactical solidarity and creative practices. With implications for immigrant rights and migrant working conditions throughout the world, Does Skill Make Us Human examines the factors that justify and amplify inequality'.
Verlag: PRINCETON UNIV PR, 2021
ISBN 10: 0691217564 ISBN 13: 9780691217567
Anbieter: moluna, Greven, Deutschland
Kartoniert / Broschiert. Zustand: New. Über den AutorNatasha Iskander.
Verlag: CORNELL UNIV PR, 2010
ISBN 10: 0801475996 ISBN 13: 9780801475993
Anbieter: moluna, Greven, Deutschland
Zustand: New. Morocco s and Mexico s experiences with migration and development policy demonstrate that the state can be a remarkable site of creativity, an essential but often overlooked component of good government.KlappentextrnrnNatasha Iskander is .
Verlag: Princeton University Press, 2021
ISBN 10: 0691217572 ISBN 13: 9780691217574
Anbieter: moluna, Greven, Deutschland
Gebunden. Zustand: New.
Verlag: CORNELL UNIV PR, 2010
ISBN 10: 0801448727 ISBN 13: 9780801448720
Anbieter: moluna, Greven, Deutschland
Gebunden. Zustand: New. Morocco s and Mexico s experiences with migration and development policy demonstrate that the state can be a remarkable site of creativity, an essential but often overlooked component of good government.KlappentextrnrnMorocco s and Mexico s .