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The Oxford book of work / edited by Keith Thomas.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.Description: 656 pages ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 9780192825315
  • 0192825313
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 306.3/6
LOC classification:
  • HD 4901 O98 2001
Contents:
I THE NATURE OF WORK; I. The Primal curse; II. Compensations and Rewards; III. All in a Day's Work; II KINDS OF WORK; IV. Woman's Work and Child Labour; V. Working the Land and Sea; VI. All Manner of Occupations; VII. Head Work; III THE REFORM OF WORK; VIII. Dissatisfactions; EPILOGUE; IX. Life after Work; Acknowledgements; Index of Authors and Sources Quoted
Summary: Comprises a collection of excerpts from a wide range of sources on the meaning and nature of work. Draws on writers from classical antiquity to modern times: poets, dramatists, novelists, theologians, economists, philosophers, social investigators, journalists, diarists, letter-writers, and autobiographers
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) HD 4901 O98 2001 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000178181

Originally published: 1999
Includes index

I THE NATURE OF WORK; I. The Primal curse; II. Compensations and Rewards; III. All in a Day's Work; II KINDS OF WORK; IV. Woman's Work and Child Labour; V. Working the Land and Sea; VI. All Manner of Occupations; VII. Head Work; III THE REFORM OF WORK; VIII. Dissatisfactions; EPILOGUE; IX. Life after Work; Acknowledgements; Index of Authors and Sources Quoted

Comprises a collection of excerpts from a wide range of sources on the meaning and nature of work. Draws on writers from classical antiquity to modern times: poets, dramatists, novelists, theologians, economists, philosophers, social investigators, journalists, diarists, letter-writers, and autobiographers

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