Class matters inequality and exploitation in twenty-first century Britain Inequality and exploitation in twenty-first century Britain Umney, Charles creator author. JSTOR (Organization) text bibliography Electronic books. enk 2018 2018 monographic eng remote 1 online resource (vi, 206 pages) : illustrations "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."-- Introduction -- 1. The "economy that works for everyone" -- 2. Alien powers : class in Marxist thought -- 3. Changing class dynamics in Britain -- 4. Jobs -- 5. Government -- 6. Class and equality -- 7. Technology -- 8. Media and ideology -- 9. Conclusion. Charles Umney. Includes bibliographical references and index. e-uk--- Social classes Great Britain 21st century Classes sociales Grande-Bretagne 21e siècle SOCIAL SCIENCE Sociology General Social classes Great Britain 2000-2099 fast HN400.S6 C53 2018eb 305.50941 Class matters Umney, Charles. London : Pluto Press, 2018 (OCoLC)962353273 9781786802453 1786802457 9781786802460 1786802465 9780745337098 0745337090 9780745337081 0745337082 22573/ctvqhr5h JSTOR https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctvqhtgc EBLCP 180519 20230103223445.8 in00004635399 eng