CAN THE WORKING CLASS CHANGE THE WORLD? OLEH MICHAEL D. YATES. NEW YORK: MONTHLY REVIEW PRESS, 2018, 218 HALAMAN.

Authors

  • Sharifah Nursyahidah Syed Annuar Program Sains Politik, Pusat Kajian Sejarah, Politik dan Hal Ehwal Antarabangsa, Fakulti Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. 43600 Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7494-3333

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24200/jonus.vol5iss2pp406-410

Abstract

Buku Can the Working Class Change the World? yang ditulis oleh Michael D. Yates adalah buku yang memberikan tumpuan pada analisis kapitalisme, perjuangan kelas dan hubungan kekuasaan secara global. Di samping itu, buku ini menjelaskan kesan-kesan eksploitasi dan perampasan terhadap masyarakat dan alam sekitar. Hujah-hujah dalam buku ini bukan sahaja berdasarkan pengalaman penulis dalam gerakan buruh, tetapi juga dengan sokongan sejarah, teori-teori dan data-data yang relevan. Oleh yang demikian, buku ini mustahak untuk dibaca, diteliti dan diperdebatkan khususnya merentasi pelbagai disiplin ilmu seperti sains politik, ekonomi, sosiologi dan antropologi.

 

ABSTRACT

Can the Working Class Change the World? written by Michael D. Yates is a book that focuses on the analysis of capitalism, class struggle and global power relationships. Besides, this book explains the effects of exploitation and extortion on society and the environment. The arguments in this book are not only based on the author’s experience in the labour movement, but also supported by history, theories, and relevant data. Therefore, it is important to read, understand and debate this book across various disciplines such as political science, economics, sociology and anthropology.

 

Cite as: Syed Annuar, S. N.  (2020).  Can the working class change the world? (Book review). Journal of Nusantara Studies, 5(2), 406-410. http://dx.doi.org/10.24200/jonus.vol5iss2pp406-410

Author Biography

  • Sharifah Nursyahidah Syed Annuar, Program Sains Politik, Pusat Kajian Sejarah, Politik dan Hal Ehwal Antarabangsa, Fakulti Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. 43600 Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia

    Sharifah Nursyahidah Syed Annuar is a lecturer in the Political Science programe, National University of Malaysia. Her research interests are cultural politics, labour movements and social movements. She has also published several books and journals. Among them are “Punk, Penentangan dan Politik Transnasionalisme” and “Raver dan Hipster: Ekspresi Sub-Budaya Remaja di Kuala Lumpur”.

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Webb, S., & Webb, B. (1897). Industrial democracy. Longmans.

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Published

2020-06-25

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 2: Journal of Nusantara Studies (JONUS)

Section

Book Review

How to Cite

CAN THE WORKING CLASS CHANGE THE WORLD? OLEH MICHAEL D. YATES. NEW YORK: MONTHLY REVIEW PRESS, 2018, 218 HALAMAN. (2020). Journal of Nusantara Studies (JONUS), 5(2), 406-410. https://doi.org/10.24200/jonus.vol5iss2pp406-410