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Author:
Fleming, P. (Peter), 1972-
Title:
The mythology of work : how capitalism persists despite itself / Peter Fleming.
Publisher:
Pluto Press,
Copyright Date:
2015
Description:
215 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Subject:
Work environment--Social aspects.
Capitalism--Social aspects.
Industrial sociology.
Labor.
Work.
Neoliberalism.
Work--Political aspects.
Human capital.
Notes:
Includes bibliographic references (pages [200]-207) and index.
Contents:
1.The Factory That Never Sleeps -- 2.Planet of Work -- 3.What Is Managerialism? -- 4.Viral Capitalism in the Bedroom -- 5.Corporate Ideology as False Truth Telling -- 6.Critique of Dialogical Reason.
Summary:
There was once a time when 'work' was inextricably linked to survival. But what was once an integral part of life has slowly morphed into a painful and meaningless routine, colonising almost every part of our lives. As our society is transformed into a factory that never sleeps, work becomes a universal reference point for everything else, devoid of moral or social worth. Blending theory with accounts of job-related suicides, office-induced paranoia, fear of relaxation, managerial sadism and cynical corporate social responsibility campaigns, Fleming provides a damning report on the way work consumes our lives in modern capitalist society. -- from back cover.
ISBN:
0745334873
9780745334875
0745334865
9780745334868
OCLC:
(OCoLC)910967220
Locations:
UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

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