{"product_id":"9781137611154","title":"Palgrave Socio-Legal Studies: Gender and Class at Work","description":"\u003ch1\u003ePalgrave Socio-Legal Studies: Gender and Class at Work\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eHayes, LJB\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eStories of Care: A Labour of Law \u003c\/i\u003eis an interdisciplinary study of the interactions of law and labour that shape paid care work. Based on the experiences of homecare workers, this highly topical text unpicks doctrinal assumptions about class and gender to interrogate contemporary labour law. It demonstrates how the UK’s crisis in social care is connected to the gendered inadequacy of labour law and argues for transformative change to law at work.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Utterly compelling. Perhaps the best ever example in modern labour law scholarship of research-led recommendations.’ – \u003cb\u003eKeith Ewing\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eProfessor of Public Law, King’s College London\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘An important contribution to socio-legal research on care work and labour law.’ – \u003cb\u003eJudy Fudge\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eProfessor of Labour Law, University of Kent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Innovative and meticulous; merits a very wide readership.’ – \u003cb\u003eLizzie Barmes\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eProfessor of Labour Law, Queen Mary University of London\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘A really important text which shows, through deep analysis of care workers’ stories, how badly undervalued their work is… It offers an excellent analysis.’ – \u003cb\u003eRobin Allen QC\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCloisters Chambers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e‘A rare and valuable insight into the lives and views of women who work in the little known world of homecare for rates of pay and conditions that shame our society.’ – \u003cb\u003eDavid Brindle\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePublic Services Editor, \u003cb\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Boundary-breaking … an outstanding contribution to the growing field of feminist labour law scholarship.’ – \u003cb\u003eJoanne Conaghan\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eProfessor of Law, University of Bristol \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Palgrave Macmillan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2017-04-20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781137611154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1057\/978-1-137-49260-9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 234cm x156cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 232\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Palgrave Macmillan UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45662445928588,"sku":"9781137611154","price":107.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781137611154.jpg?v=1776698507","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781137611154","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}