Marc Steinberg, Englands Great Transformation: Law, Labor, and the Industrial Revolution (U. of Chicago Press, 2016)
Marc Steinberg is a professor of sociology at Smith College. His latest book, England\u2019s Great Transformation: Law, Labor, and the Industrial Revolution (University of Chicago Press, 2016) is a response to Karl Polyani\u2019s vision of an emerging modern labor market in The Great Transformation. Steinberg complicates our understanding of changing power relations by examining how workers were contracted to their employers. The book is centered around three case studies of employers using draconian master-servant laws to control the labor force. Historically rigorous and sociologically imaginative, Steinberg\u2019s analysis does true justice to the stories of his subjects.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices\nSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/law