jats:titleAbstract</jats:title>jats:pThis review discusses Jonathan Parry’s 2020 monograph jats:italicClasses of Labour</jats:italic> in the context of the author’s career trajectory since the 1990s. The review critiques the conceptual framework with which the book understands class relations, and notes that the breadth of the study may be daunting for some readers. However, the review characterises the book as an artisanal masterpiece that shows an ethnographer working at the very peak of their abilities.</jats:p>