| Mythology of Work: How Capitalism Persists Despite Itself Contributor(s): Fleming, Peter (Author) |
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ISBN: 0745334865 ISBN-13: 9780745334868 Publisher: Pluto Press (UK) OUR PRICE: $26.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Economics - Theory - Business & Economics | Labor - Social Science | Popular Culture |
| Dewey: 306.4 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.3" W x 8.3" (0.70 lbs) 240 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Once, work was inextricably linked to survival and self-preservation: the farmer ploughed his land so that his family could eat. In contrast, today work has slowly morphed into a painful and meaningless ritual for many, colonizing almost every part of our day, endless and inescapable. In The Mythology of Work, Peter Fleming examines how neoliberal society uses the ritual of work--and the threat of its denial--to maintain the late capitalist class order. Work becomes a universal reference point, devoid of any moral or political worth, transforming our society into a factory that never sleeps. Blending critical theory with recent accounts of job-related suicides, office-induced paranoia, fear of relaxation, managerial sadism, and cynical corporate social responsibility campaigns, Fleming paints a bleak picture of a society in which economic and emotional disasters greatly outweigh any professed benefits. |
Contributor Bio(s): Fleming, Peter: - Peter Fleming is professor of business and society at Cass Business School, City University London. He is a columnist for the Guardian and the author of The Mythology of Work, also published by Pluto Press. |