From alienation to addiction
Subtitle: modern American work in global historical perspective
By: Peter N. Stearns.
Series: U.S. history in international perspective
Publisher: Paradigm Publishers
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Boulder
Language: eng
Number of pages: 177
ISBN-13: 9781594515040; 9781594515057
Subjects: Labor -- United States -- History; Work -- United States -- History; Working class -- United States -- History; Work ethic -- United States -- History; Industrialization
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : analyzing work as an experience; title: Work in premodern societies; title: Work and the American tradition; title: The impact of industrialization; title: Modern work the American way; title: Rearranging modern work : the young, the old, and the female; title: Global trends in the past half century : the industrialization of the world; title: A workaholic nation? the past half century; title: Conclusion : work issues in the present and future.