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- ISBN
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0192142178
ISBN-13
9780192142177
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1051722
Product Key Features
Book Title
Oxford Book of Work
Number of Pages
644 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Sociology / General, Labor
Publication Year
1999
Genre
Social Science, Business & Economics
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.9 in
Item Weight
40.6 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
98-036795
Reviews
'The chief merit of The Oxford Book of Work lies in its combination of the utterly predictable with the pleasantly surprising.'D J Taylor - The Independent (Weekend Review), ''...Like all the best anthologies, this one is a browser's joy...Hiswell-organised volume is certainly not hard work to read.''Aleks Sierz, TES May 14 1999, "A phantasmagoric mixture of wit and witness."--Edward Rothstein, The New York Times"Thomas makes labor come to life. An amazingly varied collection of poems, snippets of novels, newspaper articles, diaries, socialist denunciations and capitalist celebrations, from the farmers of ancient Greek times to modern office workers."--Richard Sennett, The Los Angeles Times Book Review"An instant classic.... There's genuine wisdom and thoughtfulness on all of these pages about nothing less than our roles and responsibilities as human beings living in societies."--Forbes, "A phantasmagoric mixture of wit and witness."--Edward Rothstein, The New York Times "Thomas makes labor come to life. An amazingly varied collection of poems, snippets of novels, newspaper articles, diaries, socialist denunciations and capitalist celebrations, from the farmers of ancient Greek times to modern office workers."--Richard Sennett, The Los Angeles Times Book Review "An instant classic.... There's genuine wisdom and thoughtfulness on all of these pages about nothing less than our roles and responsibilities as human beings living in societies."-- Forbes, ''...You will never have seen, and probably never will see, a morecomprehensive anthology on the subject...the impression the reader gets is thatwork, for most writers, is noble, even essential'Evening Standard (London) Monday 12 April 1999, ''...Like all the best anthologies, this one is a browser's joy...His well-organised volume is certainly not hard work to read.''Aleks Sierz, TES May 14 1999, "it is the variety of sources, and the fact that many of them are so unexpected that gives this volume its strength." THES, 11 June 99., "A phantasmagoric mixture of wit and witness."--Edward Rothstein, The New York Times "Thomas makes labor come to life. An amazingly varied collection of poems, snippets of novels, newspaper articles, diaries, socialist denunciations and capitalist celebrations, from the farmers of ancient Greek times to modern office workers."--Richard Sennett, The Los Angeles Times Book Review "An instant classic.... There's genuine wisdom and thoughtfulness on all of these pages about nothing less than our roles and responsibilities as human beings living in societies."--Forbes, 'The chief merit of The Oxford Book of Work lies in its combination of theutterly predictable with the pleasantly surprising.'D J Taylor - The Independent (Weekend Review), 'Thomas's historical perspective has produced an extremely lively andenlightening treatment of a subject which is central to everyone's experience,but which is nevertheless surprisingly difficult to illuminate in all its humandimensions.'Mark Bostridge - Independent on Sunday, "intelligent" and "Thomas can take pride in a job well done. I trust heenjoyed his work. I did." THES 11 June 1999, ''...You will never have seen, and probably never will see, a more comprehensive anthology on the subject...the impression the reader gets is that work, for most writers, is noble, even essential'Evening Standard (London) Monday 12 April 1999, "it is the variety of sources, and the fact that many of them are sounexpected that gives this volume its strength." THES, 11 June 99., "A phantasmagoric mixture of wit and witness."--Edward Rothstein,The New York Times "Thomas makes labor come to life. An amazingly varied collection of poems, snippets of novels, newspaper articles, diaries, socialist denunciations and capitalist celebrations, from the farmers of ancient Greek times to modern office workers."--Richard Sennett,The Los Angeles Times Book Review "An instant classic.... There's genuine wisdom and thoughtfulness on all of these pages about nothing less than our roles and responsibilities as human beings living in societies."--Forbes, 'Thomas's historical perspective has produced an extremely lively and enlightening treatment of a subject which is central to everyone's experience, but which is nevertheless surprisingly difficult to illuminate in all its human dimensions.'Mark Bostridge - Independent on Sunday, "intelligent" and "Thomas can take pride in a job well done. I trust he enjoyed his work. I did." THES 11 June 1999
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
21
Dewey Decimal
306.3/6
Table Of Content
I: The Nature of WorkThe Primal curseCompensations and RewardsII: Kinds of WorkWoman's Work and Child LabourWorking the Land and Seas;All Manner of OccupationsHead WorkIII: The Reform of WorkDissatisfactionsLife after Work
Synopsis
Primal curse or sacred duty? Painful drudgery or the only sure route to human happiness? Work has always evoked conflicting reactions. Yet whether we view it as a tedious necessity or embrace it as a compulsive addiction, it remains an inescapable and endlessly fascinating part of the human condition. To illuminate the changing experience of work, this deeply enjoyable anthology draws upon more than 500 writers from classical antiquity to modern times: poets, dramatists and novelists; theologians, economists and philosophers; social investigators and journalists; diarists, letter-writers and autobiographies. Charles Aickens, Adam Smith, Anthony Trollope, Mark Twain, Washington Irving, Karl Marx, Tolstoy, George Eliot, Henry Ford, John Steinbeck, Primo Levi, Upton Sinclair, Simone de Beauvoir, Robert Frost, Tom Wolfe, Harriot Martineau, Louisa Alcott, and Dorthy Parker are among the diverse and distinguished authors included in this volume. While Keith Thomas explores many different forms of work--from ploughing a field to sailing the sea, from mining for coal to writing a poem, and from keeping shop to practicing medicine--he does not forget housework, schoolwork, and other forms of unpaid labor. All human life is here: young people starting work, the multitudes seeking employment, the old coping with retirement, and utopians seeking to eliminate work altogether. The delights of occupation and the harshness of compulsory labor are contrasted with the pleasures of rest and idleness. Keith Thomas's magisterial compilation and scintillating introductory essay show that work does not just provide us with the means of subsistence; it also makes possible all the pleasures and acievements of civilization. The publication date for The Oxford Book of Work is Labor Day--September 6, 1999., Primal curse or sacred duty? Drudgery and toil or the only sure route to human happiness? What we do defines us, and work is the subject of endless fascination. This anthology explores the nature of work and our attitudes to it from God's first punishment to the present day. It draws upon the imaginative writing of novelists and poets and also on the works of theologians, economists, and philosophers; social investigators and journalists; and diarists, letter writers and autobiographers, all those who have analysed, observed, and portrayed the experience of work. As well as illustrating some of the occupations in which we earn our living, from physical labour to intellectual pursuits, from agriculture and industry to the City and the law courts, The Oxford Book of Work shows how the experience of work has changed over time, and how workers have responded to, and writers represented, that changing experience. It considers the meaning of work that is done under physical compulsion and out of economic necessity and the validity of housework, schoolwork, and other kinds of unrewarded labour. Rest, leisure, and idleness exist in opposition to work and the effects of redundancy and retirement are not overlooked. Keith Thomas's magisterial compilation and scintillating introductory essay show that while work provides us with a means of subsistence, it also makes possible all the pleasures and achievements of civilization., Compiled by a respected social historian, this unique anthology on the changing experience of work draws upon more than 500 writers from classical antiquity to modern times.
LC Classification Number
HD4901.O93 1999
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