{"product_id":"9783031997235","title":"Dynamics of Virtual Work: Racial Platform Capitalism in Paris, London and Montréal","description":"\u003ch1\u003eDynamics of Virtual Work: Racial Platform Capitalism in Paris, London and Montréal\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eBernard, Sophie\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eThis \u003c\/span\u003ebook examines “\u003cspan data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003euberization\u003c\/span\u003e” “from below”, by focusing on three major cities (Paris, London and Montreal) and on the individual situations of Uber drivers, to analyse the deployment of “racial platform capitalism”. R\u003cspan data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eacialized \u003c\/span\u003emen are over-represented among Uber drivers and the book argues that this is no coincidence; the platform exploits their relegation to a subordinate material and symbolic position within the social order to gain access to the labour reserve it needs to operate. At the same time, this essential but unwanted labour force must accept the degraded working and employment conditions offered. \u003cspan data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eThis book will be of interest to students and scholars of the sociology of work and the platform economy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Palgrave Macmillan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2025-10-19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783031997235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-031-99724-2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 210cm x148cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 168\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Presses universitaires de France \/ Humensis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44364546474124,"sku":"9783031997235","price":116.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783031997235.jpg?v=1776696818","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9783031997235","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}