Western Political Science Association: Labor Studies

Virtual presence for attendees and those interested in the 2022 annual meeting of the Western Political Science Association. Books on sale, University of Minnesota Press information, and more.

BOOKS ON SALE

All books below are 40% off using code MN88840. Code expires May 1, 2022.

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GENDER   //    RACE   //    HISTORY   //    GLOBALIZATION   //    URBAN STUDIES

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS   //    HUMAN RIGHTS   //    LABOR

ANIMALS AND SOCIETY   //    SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

BACK TO ALL BOOKS ON SALE

Justice at Work: The Rise of Economic and Racial Justice Coalitions in Cities Justice at Work The Rise of Economic and Racial Justice Coalitions in Cities Marc Doussard and Greg Schrock 2022 Spring
A pathbreaking look at how progressive policy change for economic justice has swept U.S. cities
Spent behind the Wheel: Drivers' Labor in the Uber Economy Spent behind the Wheel Drivers' Labor in the Uber Economy Julietta Hua and Kasturi Ray 2021 Fall
Exploring professional passenger driving and the gig economy through feminist theories of labor
Practicing Cooperation: Mutual Aid beyond Capitalism Practicing Cooperation Mutual Aid beyond Capitalism Andrew Zitcer 2021 Fall
A powerful new understanding of cooperation as an antidote to alienation and inequality
Virtue Hoarders: The Case against the Professional Managerial Class Virtue Hoarders The Case against the Professional Managerial Class Catherine Liu 2021 Spring
A denunciation of the credentialed elite class that serves capitalism while insisting on its own progressive heroism
Dead Labor: Toward a Political Economy of Premature Death Dead Labor Toward a Political Economy of Premature Death James Tyner 2019 Spring
A groundbreaking consideration of death from capitalism, from the seventeenth to the twenty-first century
99 Theses on the Revaluation of Value: A Postcapitalist Manifesto 99 Theses on the Revaluation of Value A Postcapitalist Manifesto Brian Massumi 2018 Fall
A speculative exploration of value, emphasizing practical experimentation in its future forms
Renew Orleans?: Globalized Development and Worker Resistance after Katrina Renew Orleans? Globalized Development and Worker Resistance after Katrina Aaron Schneider 2018 Spring
Urban development after disaster, the fading of black political clout, and the onset of gentrification
Leverage of the Weak: Labor and Environmental Movements in Taiwan and South Korea Leverage of the Weak Labor and Environmental Movements in Taiwan and South Korea Hwa-Jen Liu 2015 Fall
Why do social movements appear at different times in a nation’s development?