| Description |
1 online resource (215 pages) : illustrations |
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text txt rdacontent |
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computer c rdamedia |
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online resource cr rdacarrier |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 200-207) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : Once upon a time, man invented work -- The factory that never sleeps -- Planet of work -- What Is managerialism? -- Viral capitalism in the bedroom -- Corporate ideology as false truth telling -- Critique of dialogical reason -- Conclusion : Inoperative critique and the end of work. |
| 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. |
| Note |
Description based on print version record. |
| Subject |
Work environment -- Social aspects.
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Capitalism -- Social aspects.
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Industrial sociology.
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Labor.
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Work.
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Neoliberalism.
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Work -- Political aspects.
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Human capital.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Title |
How capitalism persists despite itself |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Fleming, P. (Peter), 1972- Mythology of work : how capitalism persists despite itself. London : Pluto Press, 2015 215 pages 9780745334868 (DLC) 2015303427 |
| ISBN |
9780745334868 |
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9780745334875 |
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9781783712991 (PDF eBook) |
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9781783713004 (EPUB eBook) |
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9781783713011 (Kindle eBook) |
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