No. 34 (2021): Worlds of Labor

The tradition of work in historiography did not prevent that only after 18 years of its first edition, Cantareira Magazine brought among its publications its first dossier entirely dedicated to the theme of the History of Work. This absence becomes even more surprising when we are faced with the great demand for researchers not only from all over Brazil, but also from other parts of the globe. In fact, research on the History of Work and Workers in recent decades has increasingly broadened its scope and debates, showing that the experience of the white, adult, worker man, who for a long time figured in historiography as the ideal worker, it is not the universal experience of the worlds of labor.

With a record number of articles submitted and approved, the papers in this Dossier show a dynamic, plural History of Labor, which goes beyond large urban centers and national borders. While the classic themes of the History of Labor are reviewed with new perspectives, approaches and sources, demonstrating the richness and diversity of the research.