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- Book Title
- Story of Work : a New History of Humankind
- Publication Name
- The Story of Work
- Title
- The Story of Work
- Subtitle
- A New History of Humankind
- ISBN-10
- 0300267061
- EAN
- 9780300267068
- ISBN
- 9780300267068
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Release Year
- 2022
- Release Date
- 25/10/2022
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 0.2in
- Item Length
- 0.8in
- Genre
- History, Social Science
- Topic
- Social History, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, World
- Publication Year
- 2022
- Item Width
- 0.5in
- Item Weight
- 17.2 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 544 Pages
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The first truly global history of work, an upbeat assessment from the age of the hunter-gatherer to the present day "Beginning in the hunting-and-gathering past, this long view of work shows how little has changed over millennia. Progressing through the rise of cities, wages and markets for labour, it traces a perennial cycle of injustice and resistance--and the age-old desire for more."-- The Economist, "Best Books of 2021" "Absolutely fascinating. . . . Lucassen's own compassion shines through this magisterial book."--Christina Patterson, The Guardian We work because we have to, but also because we like it: from hunting-gathering more than 700,000 years ago to the present era of zoom meetings, humans have always worked to make the world around them serve their needs. Jan Lucassen provides an inclusive history of humanity's busy labor throughout the ages. Spanning China, India, Africa, the Americas, and Europe, Lucassen looks at the ways in which humanity organizes work: in the household, the tribe, the city, and the state. He examines how labor is split between men, women, and children; the watershed moment of the invention of money; the collective action of workers; and the impact of migration, slavery, and the idea of leisure. From peasant farmers in the first agrarian societies to the precarious existence of today's gig workers, this surprising account of both cooperation and subordination at work throws essential light on the opportunities we face today.
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Yale University Press
ISBN-10
0300267061
ISBN-13
9780300267068
eBay Product ID (ePID)
22057243567
Product Key Features
Book Title
Story of Work : a New History of Humankind
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Social History, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, World
Publication Year
2022
Genre
History, Social Science
Number of Pages
544 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
0.8in
Item Height
0.2in
Item Width
0.5in
Item Weight
17.2 Oz
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Hd4841.L87 2022
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"Absolutely fascinating...The breadth of the scholarship is breathtaking, but the prose is clear and sometimes leavened by dashes of dry wit...Lucassen's own compassion shines through this magisterial book."--Christina Patterson, The Guardian "Whereas traditional histories often present drudges and slaves as anonymous extras in the dramas of luminaries, passive in the face of their unhappy fates, Mr Lucassen affords them attention and agency."-- Economist "Readers...will find much to enjoy and fascinate on the level of brute historical fact if not on that of overarching theme."--James Marriott, The Times 'Book of the Week' "Full of colour, surprise and human warmth...Exhausted yet enlightened, any reader reaching the end of Lucassen's marathon will understand that the problem of work runs far deeper than politics, and that the grail of a fair society will only come nearer if we pay attention to real experiences, and resist the lure of utopias."--Simon Ings, Daily Telegraph "This is a huge book, spanning every continent and subjects as wide-ranging as hunter-gatherers, slavery and Zoom workers."--Emma Jacobs, Financial Times 'An encyclopaedic and opinion-packed tour de force ranging over millennia. We may need to work to be useful, to give our lives meaning, to cooperate and for our self-esteem; but some ways of organizing work are so much fairer and more rewarding than others. A brilliant book.'--Danny Dorling, author of Slowdown 'If being forced to work feels bad, it is nowhere near as bad as having no worthwhile work to do. Lucassen's masterly book shows how the human need for fulfilment in shared tasks has confronted technological and social forces that pit us against each other in a struggle to appropriate the material rewards of work and the esteem that comes with it.'--Paul Seabright, author of The Company of Strangers 'This magisterial study distils a life's work to make sense of labour relations over millennia. Lucassen probes the degrees of freedom under which people have created meaning, sought cooperation and demanded fairness in households, plantations, workshops and factories across the globe.'--Eileen Boris, author of Making the Woman Worker 'Lucassen brilliantly anchors world history in human agency through work. In every era, he finds the household as the backbone of work - the site of domestic labour and the source of social labour. Throughout, he illustrates the principles of meaning, cooperation and fairness in work. A memorable volume.'--Patrick Manning, author of A History of Humanity, "Absolutely fascinating...The breadth of the scholarship is breathtaking, but the prose is clear and sometimes leavened by dashes of dry wit...Lucassen's own compassion shines through this magisterial book."--Christina Patterson, The Guardian "Whereas traditional histories often present drudges and slaves as anonymous extras in the dramas of luminaries, passive in the face of their unhappy fates, Mr Lucassen affords them attention and agency."-- Economist "Readers...will find much to enjoy and fascinate on the level of brute historical fact if not on that of overarching theme."--James Marriott, The Times 'Book of the Week' "Full of colour, surprise and human warmth...Exhausted yet enlightened, any reader reaching the end of Lucassen's marathon will understand that the problem of work runs far deeper than politics, and that the grail of a fair society will only come nearer if we pay attention to real experiences, and resist the lure of utopias."--Simon Ings, The Daily Telegraph "This is a huge book, spanning every continent and subjects as wide-ranging as hunter-gatherers, slavery and Zoom workers."--Emma Jacobs, Financial Times 'An encyclopaedic and opinion-packed tour de force ranging over millennia. We may need to work to be useful, to give our lives meaning, to cooperate and for our self-esteem; but some ways of organizing work are so much fairer and more rewarding than others. A brilliant book.'--Danny Dorling, author of Slowdown 'If being forced to work feels bad, it is nowhere near as bad as having no worthwhile work to do. Lucassen's masterly book shows how the human need for fulfilment in shared tasks has confronted technological and social forces that pit us against each other in a struggle to appropriate the material rewards of work and the esteem that comes with it.'--Paul Seabright, author of The Company of Strangers 'This magisterial study distils a life's work to make sense of labour relations over millennia. Lucassen probes the degrees of freedom under which people have created meaning, sought cooperation and demanded fairness in households, plantations, workshops and factories across the globe.'--Eileen Boris, author of Making the Woman Worker 'Lucassen brilliantly anchors world history in human agency through work. In every era, he finds the household as the backbone of work - the site of domestic labour and the source of social labour. Throughout, he illustrates the principles of meaning, cooperation and fairness in work. A memorable volume.'--Patrick Manning, author of A History of Humanity, "Absolutely fascinating. . . . The breadth of the scholarship is breathtaking, but the prose is clear and sometimes leavened by dashes of dry wit. . . . Lucassen's own compassion shines through this magisterial book."--Christina Patterson, The Guardian "Full of colour, surprise and human warmth. . . . Exhausted yet enlightened, any reader reaching the end of Lucassen's marathon will understand that the problem of work runs far deeper than politics, and that the grail of a fair society will only come nearer if we pay attention to real experiences, and resist the lure of utopias."--Simon Ings, Daily Telegraph "Readers . . . will find much to enjoy and fascinate on the level of brute historical fact if not on that of overarching theme."--James Marriott, The Times , "Book of the Week" "This is a huge book, spanning every continent and subjects as wide-ranging as hunter-gatherers, slavery and Zoom workers."--Emma Jacobs, Financial Times "Whereas traditional histories often present drudges and slaves as anonymous extras in the dramas of luminaries, passive in the face of their unhappy fates, Mr Lucassen affords them attention and agency."-- Economist "This is a book that attempts to tell the whole story of work. Starting from hunter-gatherers, moving through the invention and spread of agriculture, surveying the transition to industrial work and manufacturing, and finally ending in the emergence of knowledge work and the service economy-- The Story of Work is nothing if not complete."--Joshua Kim, Inside Higher Ed "An encyclopaedic and opinion-packed tour de force ranging over millennia. We may need to work to be useful, to give our lives meaning, to cooperate and for our self-esteem; but some ways of organizing work are so much fairer and more rewarding than others. A brilliant book."--Danny Dorling, author of Slowdown "If being forced to work feels bad, it is nowhere near as bad as having no worthwhile work to do. Lucassen's masterly book shows how the human need for fulfilment in shared tasks has confronted technological and social forces that pit us against each other in a struggle to appropriate the material rewards of work and the esteem that comes with it."--Paul Seabright, author of The Company of Strangers "This magisterial study distils a life's work to make sense of labour relations over millennia. Lucassen probes the degrees of freedom under which people have created meaning, sought cooperation and demanded fairness in households, plantations, workshops and factories across the globe."--Eileen Boris, author of Making the Woman Worker "Lucassen brilliantly anchors world history in human agency through work. In every era, he finds the household as the backbone of work--the site of domestic labour and the source of social labour. Throughout, he illustrates the principles of meaning, cooperation and fairness in work. A memorable volume."--Patrick Manning, author of A History of Humanity, "Absolutely fascinating. . . . The breadth of the scholarship is breathtaking, but the prose is clear and sometimes leavened by dashes of dry wit. . . . Lucassen's own compassion shines through this magisterial book."--Christina Patterson, The Guardian "Full of colour, surprise and human warmth. . . . Exhausted yet enlightened, any reader reaching the end of Lucassen's marathon will understand that the problem of work runs far deeper than politics, and that the grail of a fair society will only come nearer if we pay attention to real experiences, and resist the lure of utopias."--Simon Ings, Daily Telegraph "Readers . . . will find much to enjoy and fascinate on the level of brute historical fact if not on that of overarching theme."--James Marriott, The Times , "Book of the Week" "This is a huge book, spanning every continent and subjects as wide-ranging as hunter-gatherers, slavery and Zoom workers."--Emma Jacobs, Financial Times "Whereas traditional histories often present drudges and slaves as anonymous extras in the dramas of luminaries, passive in the face of their unhappy fates, Mr. Lucassen affords them attention and agency."-- The Economist "This is a book that attempts to tell the whole story of work. Starting from hunter-gatherers, moving through the invention and spread of agriculture, surveying the transition to industrial work and manufacturing, and finally ending in the emergence of knowledge work and the service economy-- The Story of Work is nothing if not complete."--Joshua Kim, Inside Higher Ed "An encyclopaedic and opinion-packed tour de force ranging over millennia. We may need to work to be useful, to give our lives meaning, to cooperate and for our self-esteem; but some ways of organizing work are so much fairer and more rewarding than others. A brilliant book."--Danny Dorling, author of Slowdown "If being forced to work feels bad, it is nowhere near as bad as having no worthwhile work to do. Lucassen's masterly book shows how the human need for fulfilment in shared tasks has confronted technological and social forces that pit us against each other in a struggle to appropriate the material rewards of work and the esteem that comes with it."--Paul Seabright, author of The Company of Strangers "This magisterial study distils a life's work to make sense of labour relations over millennia. Lucassen probes the degrees of freedom under which people have created meaning, sought cooperation and demanded fairness in households, plantations, workshops and factories across the globe."--Eileen Boris, author of Making the Woman Worker "Lucassen brilliantly anchors world history in human agency through work. In every era, he finds the household as the backbone of work--the site of domestic labour and the source of social labour. Throughout, he illustrates the principles of meaning, cooperation and fairness in work. A memorable volume."--Patrick Manning, author of A History of Humanity, "Absolutely fascinating. . . . The breadth of the scholarship is breathtaking, but the prose is clear and sometimes leavened by dashes of dry wit. . . . Lucassen's own compassion shines through this magisterial book."--Christina Patterson, The Guardian "Full of colour, surprise and human warmth. . . . Exhausted yet enlightened, any reader reaching the end of Lucassen's marathon will understand that the problem of work runs far deeper than politics, and that the grail of a fair society will only come nearer if we pay attention to real experiences, and resist the lure of utopias."--Simon Ings, Daily Telegraph "Readers . . . will find much to enjoy and fascinate on the level of brute historical fact if not on that of overarching theme."--James Marriott, The Times , "Book of the Week" "This is a huge book, spanning every continent and subjects as wide-ranging as hunter-gatherers, slavery and Zoom workers."--Emma Jacobs, Financial Times "Whereas traditional histories often present drudges and slaves as anonymous extras in the dramas of luminaries, passive in the face of their unhappy fates, Mr Lucassen affords them attention and agency."-- Economist "Lucassen attempts what properly can be called not just a world history of work, but a human history of work. On this important point, we can hope that Lucassen's text is in the vanguard of comprehensive histories of any topic."--Daniel A. Segal, Times Literary Supplement "This is a book that attempts to tell the whole story of work. Starting from hunter-gatherers, moving through the invention and spread of agriculture, surveying the transition to industrial work and manufacturing, and finally ending in the emergence of knowledge work and the service economy-- The Story of Work is nothing if not complete."--Joshua Kim, Inside Higher Ed "An outstanding contribution to students of work, one that will find a home among both nonspecialists and also specialists looking for a single volume that covers a range of issues across the long expanse of human history."-- Journal of Modern History "An encyclopaedic and opinion-packed tour de force ranging over millennia. We may need to work to be useful, to give our lives meaning, to cooperate and for our self-esteem; but some ways of organizing work are so much fairer and more rewarding than others. A brilliant book."--Danny Dorling, author of Slowdown "If being forced to work feels bad, it is nowhere near as bad as having no worthwhile work to do. Lucassen's masterly book shows how the human need for fulfilment in shared tasks has confronted technological and social forces that pit us against each other in a struggle to appropriate the material rewards of work and the esteem that comes with it."--Paul Seabright, author of The Company of Strangers "This magisterial study distils a life's work to make sense of labour relations over millennia. Lucassen probes the degrees of freedom under which people have created meaning, sought cooperation and demanded fairness in households, plantations, workshops and factories across the globe."--Eileen Boris, author of Making the Woman Worker "Lucassen brilliantly anchors world history in human agency through work. In every era, he finds the household as the backbone of work--the site of domestic labour and the source of social labour. Throughout, he illustrates the principles of meaning, cooperation and fairness in work. A memorable volume."--Patrick Manning, author of A History of Humanity
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