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Original edition: O privilégio da servidão: o novo proletariado de serviços na era digital (São Paulo, Boitempo, 2018)
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Names: Antunes, Ricardo, 1953- author
Title: The privilege of servitude : the new service proletariat in the digital age / by Ricardo Antunes.
Other titles: Privilégio da servidão. English
Description: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2025] | Series: Historical materialism book series, 1570-1522 ; volume 358 | Includes bibliographical references.
Identifiers: LCCN 2025035610 (print) | LCCN 2025035611 (ebook) | ISBN 9789004733756 hardback | ISBN 9789004743564 ebook
Subjects: LCSH: Working class–Brazil | Capitalism–Brazil | Employees–Effect of technological innovations on | Technology–Social aspects
Classification: LCC HD8286.5 .A68713 2025 (print) | LCC HD8286.5 (ebook) | DDC 305.5620981–dc23/eng/20250902
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ISSN 1570-1522
ISBN 978-90-04-73375-6 (hardback)
ISBN 978-90-04-74356-4 (e-book)
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