Includes bibliographical references (pages [211]-234) and index.
Contents:
The wage, cultural politics, and the West -- Against equilibrium : the politics of measure -- What's a penny worth? : wages, prices, and the American working man -- What's in a day's wage? : raced work and the social production of skill -- Who is a wage worker? : worker producers and the wage- price -- The wage and workers' interests.
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