The problem with work : feminism, Marxism, antiwork politics, and postwork imaginaries /

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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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Weeks, Kathi, 1958-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Durham : Duke University Press, 2011.
Series:e-Duke books scholarly collection.
Subjects:
Arbeit, ...
Čubrilović > Familie : 19. Jh.-
Work > Social aspects.
Work-life balance.
Feminism.
Socialism.
Travail > Aspect social.
Conciliation travail-vie personnelle.
Féminisme.
feminism.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Labor.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Labor & Industrial Relations.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > History & Theory.
Feminism
Socialism
Work-life balance
Work > Social aspects
Arbeit.
Arbeitswelt.
Feminismus.
Marxismus.
Sozialer Wandel.
Feminismus
Work-Life-Balance
Arbeitsgestaltung
Arbeitspolitik
Arbeitsbedingungen
Arbeitswelt
Beruf
Sozialismus
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Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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