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Time for things : labor, leisure, and the rise of mass consumption /

"Time for Things seeks an answer to the question of why, in mature industrial capitalist societies, increasing productivity has tended to get used to increase output and consumption as opposed to reducing the burden of work. Put simply, why do we live in a world so full of goods, many of which...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rosenberg, Stephen D., 1966- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2021.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"Time for Things seeks an answer to the question of why, in mature industrial capitalist societies, increasing productivity has tended to get used to increase output and consumption as opposed to reducing the burden of work. Put simply, why do we live in a world so full of goods, many of which have questionable or marginal value, and (by comparison) so lacking in free time?"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource (346 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780674250543
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