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The Oxford book of work

Whether we view work as a tedious necessity or embrace it as a compulsive addiction, it remains an inescapable part of the human condition. Drawing on from classical antiquity to modern times, this title shows that work does not just provide us with the means of subsistence; it also makes possible all the pleasures and achievements of civilization.
Print Book, English, 1999
Oxford Univ. Press, Oxford, 1999
Anthologie
XXIII, 616 Seiten ; 24 cm
9780192825315, 9780192142177, 0192825313, 0192142178
246213913
I THE NATURE OF WORK; I. The Primal curse; II. Compensations and Rewards; III. All in a Day's Work; II KINDS OF WORK; IV. Woman's Work and Child Labour; V. Working the Land and Sea; VI. All Manner of Occupations; VII. Head Work; III THE REFORM OF WORK; VIII. Dissatisfactions; EPILOGUE; IX. Life after Work; Acknowledgements; Index of Authors and Sources Quoted