Bibliograph

Lost in work, escaping capitalism, Amelia Horgan

Type

Label

Lost in work, escaping capitalism, Amelia Horgan

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Lost in work

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1246536932

Responsibility statement

Amelia Horgan

Series statement

Outspoken by Pluto

Sub title

escaping capitalism

Summary

"For young people today, the old assumptions are crumbling; hard work in school no longer guarantees a secure, well-paying job in the future. Far from equating to riches and fulfillment, 'work' increasingly 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? Along the way, she explores the many facets of work under capitalism: its encroachment on our personal lives; the proliferation of temporary and zero-hours contracts; burnout; and how different jobs are gendered or racialized. While abolishing work altogether is not the answer, Lost in Work shows that when workers are able to take control of their workplaces, they become less miserable, and even open doors allowing them to fight back against the elite."--, Amazon

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