Precarious Labour and the Contemporary Novel
This book is a major study of the presentation of work and workers in contemporary novels from India, North America and the UK. Drawing on lively recent theories about work, it shows how the novel is a crucial form for helping us to understand what work m
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Liam Connell
Precarious Labour and the Contemporary Novel
Liam Connell
Precarious Labour and the Contemporary Novel
Liam Connell University of Brighton Brighton, UK
ISBN 978-3-319-63927-7 ISBN 978-3-319-63928-4 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-63928-4 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017948276 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover image: Jon Boyes Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
To Nicky, Malachy and Jonah
Acknowledgements
This book has taken longer to write than I anticipated and that is probably merited by the result. Inevitably my thinking has been shaped by many conversations not all of which can be properly remembered or acknowledged. However a number of people deserve proper mention. I’m grateful for the thoughts of friends including Mandy Bloomfield, Peter Boxall, Shelley Cobb, Lidia Curti, Tutul Dasmahapatra, Neil Ewen, Heiko Henkel, Stephanie Jones, Tina Lupton, Paul Sweetman and Carole Sweeney. Thanks to colleagues at the University of Winchester, most especially Jude Davies, Mick Jardine and Carol Smith; colleagues at the University of Brighton, most especially Mark Erickson, Patricia McManus, Deborah Phillips, Joel Roberts and John Wrighton; and others including Arne De Boever, Paul Crosthwaite, Jodi Dean, Diletta Di Cristofaro, Alison Gibbons, David Grausam, Ragini T. Srinivasan, Andrew Tate and Imogen Tyler for suggestions along the way. Thanks are also due to the anonymous reviewer from Palgrave. Nothing that I write would be possible without the contribution of Nicky Marsh whose patience in listening to my thoughts on these topics and generos
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