Henry at Work : Thoreau on Making a Living /

"In this book, John Kaag and Jonathan van Belle illuminate an underexplored aspect of worked-over cultural icon Henry David Thoreau and what his thinking has to tell us about the way we work now. Henry at Work overturns the popular perception of Thoreau as a navel-gazing recluse, scornful of wo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Kaag, John J., 1979- (Autor), Belle, Jonathan van (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2023]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Thoreau, Henry David, > 1817-1862.
Thoreau, Henry David, > 1817-1862 > Philosophy.
Work > Philosophy.
Philosophy.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor / General.
LITERARY COLLECTIONS / American / General.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • Preface: Economy
  • 1. Resignation
  • 2. Clocking In
  • 3. Manual Work
  • 4. Machine Work
  • 5. Funny Business
  • 6. Meaningless Work
  • 7. Immoral Work
  • 8. Compensation
  • 9. Coworkers
  • 10. Fulfilling Work
  • Conclusion: The Business of Living
  • A Selective Chronology of Thoreau's Work Life
  • Acknowledgments
  • Bibliography
  • Illustration Credits
  • Index

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