The mythology of work
Subtitle: how capitalism persists despite itself
By: Peter Fleming
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 215
ISBN-13: 9780745334868; 9780745334875
Subjects: Work environment; Work; Social aspects; Industrial sociology; Labor; Capitalism; Political aspects; Human capital; Neoliberalism
Other titles: How capitalism persists despite itself
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographic references (pages 200-207) and index.
Table of contents: title: 1.The Factory That Never Sleeps; title: 2.Planet of Work; title: 3.What Is Managerialism?; title: 4.Viral Capitalism in the Bedroom; title: 5.Corporate Ideology as False Truth Telling; title: 6.Critique of Dialogical Reason.