Harry Braverman
1920-1976

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Required Reading:
Sociocultural Systems: Contemporary Expression of Classical Theory, Chapter 5: Harry Braverman's Marxist Analysis
Recommended Reading:
Big Business Moves in on the Farmer
Links:
Harry Braverman's Marxist Analysis
Some Short Takes:
Braverman does Marx better than Marx does Marx...Braverman's analysis of 20th century capitalism and its impact on workers is the best in the literature...Do not be put off by the title of his main work, Labor and Monopoly Capital, it is an exciting read.
Reference:
Braverman, Harry (1974/1998) Labor
and Monopoly Capital: The Degradation of Work in the Twentieth Century. New
York: Monthly Review Press.