A labour of love: a review of Parry's 'Classes of Labour'

In: Dialectical anthropology: an independent international journal in the critical tradition committed to the transformation of our society and the humane union of theory and practice, Volume 47, Issue 2, p. 135-138

Abstract

AbstractThis review discusses Jonathan Parry's 2020 monograph Classes of Labour in the context of the author's career trajectory since the 1990s. The review critiques the conceptual framework with which the book understands class relations, and notes that the breadth of the study may be daunting for some readers. However, the review characterises the book as an artisanal masterpiece that shows an ethnographer working at the very peak of their abilities.