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Peter Fleming

Mythology of Work

How Capitalism Persists Despite Itself

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There was once a time when 'work' was inextricably linked to survival and self-preservation; where the farmer ploughed the land so their family could eat. But the sun has long since set on this idyllic tableau, and what was once an integral part of life has slowly morphed into a painful and meaningless ritual, colonising almost every part of our lives - endless and inescapable.In The Mythology of Work, Peter Fleming examines how neoliberal society uses the ritual of work (and the threat of its denial) to maintain the late capitalist class order. As our society is transformed into a factory that never sleeps, work becomes a universal reference… Mehr

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  • ISBN: 978-0-7453-3486-8
  • EAN: 9780745334868
  • Produktnummer: 17461958
  • Verlag: Pluto Press
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
  • Seitenangabe: 224 S.
  • Masse: H21.6 cm x B14.0 cm x D1.3 cm 305 g
  • Abbildungen: Paperback
  • Gewicht: 305

Über den Autor


Peter Fleming is Professor of Business and Society at Cass Business School, City University London. He researches the changing politics of capitalist employment relations, and has written numerous books and journal articles on this topic. He is the author of Dead Man Working (Zero, 2012) and Contesting the Corporation (Cambridge, 2010).

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