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The Problem with Work : Feminism, Marxism, Antiwork Politics, and Postwork Imaginaries /

In The Problem with Work, Kathi Weeks boldly challenges the presupposition that work, or waged labor, is inherently a social and political good. While progressive political movements, including the Marxist and feminist movements, have fought for equal pay, better work conditions, and the recognition...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Weeks, Kathi, 1958-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Durham : Duke University Press, 2011.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The problem with work
  • Mapping the work ethic
  • Marxism, productivism, and the refusal of work
  • Working demands: from wages for housework to basic income
  • "Hours for what we will": work, family, and the demand for shorter hours
  • The future is now: utopian demands and the temporalities of hope
  • A life beyond work.