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Labor relations in Jack London's literature

2019
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Abstract (EN)

In the early 18th century, it was quite painful to overcome the problems caused by the industrial revolution and to the society after the overproduction. Jack London realistically and strikingly reflected these challenges of the working class, the conditions of the period, the characteristics, the salary of the workers, the child labor and, most importantly, the transformation of the workers both socially and individually. In this study, the works of Jack London especially related to industrial relations are examined; the working conditions of these workers, wages, prices, social, economic and the status of the period in the field will allow the inference. At the same time the capitalism, the poor part of the people; In other words, it is tried to explain how the aya iron heap aya came out against the working class and turned them into a machine. With the development of industrial revolution and the speed of mechanization; The negative conditions that emerged are critically stated. General information about industrial revolution and concepts related to working relations are given in the first section together with important definitions from different sources. In addition, the class conflicts that occurred between different segments of the class society, the existence and starting points of the working class movements were given in the first section together with other important concepts. The period in which the author lived and his life is examined in the second part and information about the structure of the period is included. In the third chapter which constitutes the basis of the study; In the works, wages, prices and the transformation of social life are examined in detail. Significant, inferences are made about the 19th century, particularly United States of America and England.

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Dr. Ogün Nazlı

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Ogün Nazlı (Master Thesis). Labor relations in Jack London's literature, 2019, Yalova University.

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