Buch, Englisch, 184 Seiten, Format (B × H): 149 mm x 223 mm, Gewicht: 419 g
Buch, Englisch, 184 Seiten, Format (B × H): 149 mm x 223 mm, Gewicht: 419 g
ISBN: 978-0-7456-5199-6
Verlag: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
The idea was simple: pack a suitcase, go to another city where you have no connections and try to find a job, anonymously. That was the idea that took Florence Aubenas - one of France's most
accomplished undercover journalists - on a journey into the worst recession since the Great Depression.
Day after day she searched for work, one unemployed worker among others, with no special skills or qualifications. She immersed herself in the crowd of job seekers, going from one employment office to
another, eventually managing to cobble together a few hours working as a night cleaner on a ferry that crossed the English Channel.
For many people the global financial crisis seems real enough but remote from their daily lives. They have little sense of what it really means to be unemployed in the midst of a recession. Florence Aubenas was determined to find out. This book is the story of her
journey.
The Night Cleaner became an instant number one bestseller in France and has subsequently become a bestseller in many countries throughout the world. Better than any academic treatise on the topic, this book shows what recession means today.
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Preface vii
1 Scraping the Barrel 1
2 A Rush Job 13
3 A Lunch 25
4 The Beast 35
5 The Maid 47
6 The Advert 58
7 The Toilets 70
8 Teeth 81
9 The White Horse 95
10 The Union 107
11 The Leaving Party 116
12 The Barbecue Section 130
13 Passions 141
14 The Gang of Morons 152
15 The Picnic 164
16 The Spider's Web 178
17 The Job Train 194
18 The ZAC 206
19 Mimi 219
20 The Permanent Job 231
Acknowledgements 244
