Lost in Work - Escaping Capitalism (Paperback)

***Evening Standard's best non-fiction 2021*** 'A brilliant, searing expose of the lies underpinning work' - Owen Jones 'Work hard, get paid.' It's simple. Self-evident. But it's also a lie-at least for most of us. For people today, the old assumptions are crumbling; hard work in school no longer guarantees a secure, well-paying job in the future. Far from a gateway to riches and fulfilment, 'work' means precarity, anxiety and alienation. Amelia Horgan poses three big questions: what is work? How does it harm us? And what can we do about it? While abolishing work altogether is not the answer, Lost in Work shows that when we are able to take control of our workplaces, we become less miserable, and can work towards the transformative goal of experimenting with 'work' as we know it.

General

Imprint:	Pluto Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Outspoken by Pluto
Release date:	June 2021
First published:	2021
Authors:	Amelia Horgan
Dimensions:	198 x 129 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	176
ISBN-13:	978-0-7453-4091-3
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Work & labour Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Poverty Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Unemployment Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Equal opportunities Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Social classes > General
LSN:	0-7453-4091-1
Barcode:	9780745340913

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