"From mining to sex work and from the classroom to the docks, violence has always been a part of work. This collection … of essays highlights the many different forms and expressions of violence that have arisen under capitalism in the last … two hundred years, as well as how historians of working-class life and labour have understood violence. The editors draw …

Economic science has extensively studied the creative power of individuals and social groups, but it has largely … ignored the destructive power of economic agents. This highly original book redresses the balance and, for the first time …, looks at how much an agent can destroy. Destructive power is conceptualised in a unique way, covering all types of …