The Joy and Pain of Work - Global Attitudes and Valuations, 1500-1650 (Paperback, New)

From 1500 to 1650 many societies underwent profound social and economic change. As market economies developed and regions became interconnected, labour relations were transformed alongside ideas about work. Until now, these perceptions of work have rarely been studies from a global perspective, even though their analysis would help us to understand the nature and consequences of shifts in global labour relations. This volume focuses on perceptions of work world-wide and explores how ideas about working (and not working) evolved over time in the early modern period. Contributions analyse central texts containing perceptions of work, terms and concepts that express 'work', the ranking of occupations, and ideas about 'just' wages and forms of remuneration. They show, too, how gender, age, and ethnic or religious background determined who could do what work and how these ideas were transformed in particular societies and communities, either independently or in response to a transcontinental market.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	International Review of Social History Supplements
Release date:	2012
First published:	2012
Editors:	Karin Hofmeester • Christine Moll-Murata
Dimensions:	228 x 152 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	322
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-107-60975-4
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Labour economics > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Promotions
LSN:	1-107-60975-5
Barcode:	9781107609754

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