The mythology of work : how capitalism persists despite itself / Peter Fleming.

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London : Pluto Press, 2015.

English

1 online resource (215 pages) : illustrations.

HB501 .F558 2015

306.4

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.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 200-207) and index.

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