Can Class Still Unite? : The Differentiated Work Force, Class Solidarity and Trade Unions (Hardcover)

Contents: Introduction: modernization of trade unions and class analysis, Guy van Gyes; The crisis of union representation, Andrew J. Richards; The transformation of social classes: from deproletarianization? to individualization??, Michael Vester; Class identity in contemporary Britain: the demise of collectivism?, Mike Savage; Social segregation in a working-class community: economic and social change in the South Wales coalfield, David Adamson; Labour market dualization and trade union involvement in Spain, Javier G. Polavieja; Union participation in The Netherlands: differences between traditional and new? employees, Sjoerd Goslinga and Bert Klandermans; Models for industrial relations in the private service industries, Maurizio Ambrosini; Urban centredness as a source of variation in middle-class formation: evidence from North London, Tim Butler; Class, collective action and the countryside, Martin Phillips; Building again? trade unions and formalization in the British construction industry, Ian Roberts and Tim Strangleman; For-itself but not in-itself: class and democracy in post-communist Europe, David Ost; Can class still unite?: lessons from the American experience, Sherry Linkon and John Russo; Does class still unite? concluding remarks, Bert Klandermans; Bibliography.