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Class Matters

Inequality and Exploitation in 21st Century Britain

By (author) Charles Umney
Format: Paperback / softback
Publisher: Pluto Press, London, United Kingdom
Published: 20th May 2018
Dimensions: w 129mm h 209mm d 19mm
Weight: 285g
ISBN-10: 0745337082
ISBN-13: 9780745337081
Barcode No: 9780745337081
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Synopsis
Social class remains a fundamental presence in British life in the twenty-first century. It is woven into the very fabric of social and political discourse, undiminished by the end of mass industry; unaugmented despite the ascendancy of 'ordinary working people' and other substitute phrases. Absent from this landscape, however, is any compelling Marxist expression or analysis of class. In Class Matters, Charles Umney brings Marxist analysis out of the 19th century textiles mill, and into the call centres, office blocks and fast food chains of modern Britain. He shows how core Marxist concepts are vital to understanding increasing pay inequality, decreasing job security, increasing routinisation and managerial control of the labour process. Providing a critical analysis of competing perspectives, Umney argues that class must be understood as a dynamic and exploitative process integral to capitalism - rather than a descriptive categorisation - in order for us to better understand the gains capital has made at the expense of labour over the last four decades.

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'A sophisticated answer to impoverished sociologies and cheap media cliches ... A sharp and deeply necessary book' -- Richard Seymour, author of Corbyn: The Strange Rebirth of Radical Politics (Verso, 2017). 'Charles Umney presents a powerful and nuanced alternative narrative driven by Marxist political economy. With a keen eye for irony, paradox, and the absurd, he analyses work, politics, and technology in capitalist societies. This is a witty and wise antidote to the mainstream diagnoses of our times' -- Professor Ian Greer, Cornell University 'By reinstating the importance of Marxist analysis for understanding the relationship between class and social inequality in 21st century Britain, Charles Umney has written a highly cogent and perspicacious account of the formation of contemporary inequality and exploitation... a vital source' -- Professor Paul Stewart, former editor of Work, Employment and Society 'A highly accessible presentation of the transformation of the British economy over the last four decades and the problems facing Britain today. Umney vividly demonstrates the acute relevance of Marxist class analysis for understanding work, government, economics and politics in 21st century capitalism' -- Dr Matt Vidal, Loughborough University London