Work a history of how we spend our time

A revolutionary new history of humankind through the prism of work, from the origins of life on Earth to our ever-more automated present 'A fascinating exploration that challenges our basic assumptions of what work means' Yuval Noah Harari 'One of those few books that will turn your c...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Suzman, James, autor (autor)
Formato: Libro
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Bloomsbury Circus 2020
Edición:First published in Great Britain 2020
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : The Economic Problem
  • Part One. In the Beginning
  • 1 To Live is to Work
  • 2 Idle Hands and Busy Beaks
  • 3 Tools and Skills
  • 4 Fire's Other Gifts
  • Part Two. The Provident Environment
  • 5 'The Original Affluent Society'
  • 6 Ghosts in the Forest
  • Part Three. Toiling in the Fields
  • 7 Leaping off the Edge
  • 8 Feasts and Famines
  • 9 Time is Money
  • 10 The First Machines
  • Part Four. Creatures of the City
  • 11 The Bright Lights
  • 12 The Malady of Infinite Aspiration
  • 13 Top Talent
  • 14 The Death of a Salaryman
  • 15 The New Disease
  • Conclusion