Work

Höfundur: James Suzman (Útgáfa: 1)
Work

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_______________'A fascinating exploration that challenges our basic assumptions of what work means' - Yuval Noah Harari'There is eminently underlinable stuff on most pages. . . Fascinating' - The Times'One of those few books that will turn your customary ways of thinking upside down' - Susan Cain'Illuminating' - New Statesman_______________A revolutionary new history of humankind through the prism of work, from the origins of life on Earth to our ever more automated presentThe work we do brings us meaning, moulds our values, determines our social status and dictates how we spend most of our time.

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Útgefandi
Bloomsbury UK
ISBN
9781526605009
Print ISBN
9781526605023
Format
ePub
Útgáfa
1
Höfundar
James Suzman
Tungumál
English
Útgefið
2020-09-03
Prent takmörkun á líftíma
100
Prent takmörkun
10
Afritunar takmörkun
10

Kaflar

  • Cover
  • Half-title Page
  • By the Same Author
  • Title Page
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Introduction: The Economic Problem
  • Part One In the Beginning
  • 1 To Live is to Work
  • 2 Idle Hands and Busy Beaks
  • 3 Tools and Skills
  • 4 Fire’s Other Gifts
  • Part Two The Provident Environment
  • 5 ‘The Original Affluent Society’
  • 6 Ghosts in the Forest
  • Part Three Toiling in the Fields
  • 7 Leaping off the Edge
  • 8 Feasts and Famines
  • 9 Time is Money
  • 10 The First Machines
  • Part Four Creatures of the City
  • 11 The Bright Lights
  • 12 The Malady of Infinite Aspiration
  • 13 Top Talent
  • 14 The Death of a Salaryman
  • 15 The New Disease
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Acknowledgements
  • Index
  • A Note on the Type
  • Copyright Page