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TILLY, CHRIS [and] CHARLES TILLY. Work Under Capitalism. [New Perspectives in Sociology.] Westview Press, Boulder 1998. x, 326 pp. Ill. £53.00. (Paper: £16.50.)

TILLY, CHRIS [and] CHARLES TILLY. Work Under Capitalism. [New Perspectives in Sociology.]... International Review of Social History 45 (2000), pp. 111–130 © 2000 Internationaal Instituut voor Sociale Geschiedenis BOOK REVIEWS TILLY,CHRIS [and] CHARLES TILLY. Work Under Capitalism. [New Per- spectives in Sociology.] Westview Press, Boulder 1998.x, 326 pp. Ill. £53.00. (Paper: £16.50.) ‘‘The character of work under capitalism has always depended on hard bargaining within stringent institutional limits established by the previous histories of shared understand- ings and social relations. Future work will continue to depend on struggle – muted, routined, or openly contentious.’’ These last two sentences of Tilly and Tilly’s book summarize very well the approach elaborated in their work. The book’s ambitious aim is to develop ‘‘a satisfactory theory of work and labor markets’’ (p. 16). It starts out by sketching three approaches: the neoclassical, Marxist and institutional theories of the labour market and the character of work. The first approach, in which the homo eco- nomicus (the maximizing individual) is the key player and changes in the organization of labour are largely explained in terms of technological development, is sharply criticized by the authors, a line of criticism that returns in their conclusion. In the rest of the book they build upon models and ideas developed by http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png International Review of Social History Cambridge University Press

TILLY, CHRIS [and] CHARLES TILLY. Work Under Capitalism. [New Perspectives in Sociology.] Westview Press, Boulder 1998. x, 326 pp. Ill. £53.00. (Paper: £16.50.)

International Review of Social History , Volume 45 (1): 2 – Oct 19, 2000
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International Review of Social History 45 (2000), pp. 111–130 © 2000 Internationaal Instituut voor Sociale Geschiedenis BOOK REVIEWS TILLY,CHRIS [and] CHARLES TILLY. Work Under Capitalism. [New Per- spectives in Sociology.] Westview Press, Boulder 1998.x, 326 pp. Ill. £53.00. (Paper: £16.50.) ‘‘The character of work under capitalism has always depended on hard bargaining within stringent institutional limits established by the previous histories of shared understand- ings and social relations. Future work will continue to depend on struggle – muted, routined, or openly contentious.’’ These last two sentences of Tilly and Tilly’s book summarize very well the approach elaborated in their work. The book’s ambitious aim is to develop ‘‘a satisfactory theory of work and labor markets’’ (p. 16). It starts out by sketching three approaches: the neoclassical, Marxist and institutional theories of the labour market and the character of work. The first approach, in which the homo eco- nomicus (the maximizing individual) is the key player and changes in the organization of labour are largely explained in terms of technological development, is sharply criticized by the authors, a line of criticism that returns in their conclusion. In the rest of the book they build upon models and ideas developed by

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