Peter N Stearns

From Alienation to Addiction

Modern American Work in Global Historical Perspective

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Over the past two hundred years, work experiences have changed greatly, causing issues such as heightened boredom and alienation, and but also new levels of obsession with work. This book looks at the modern changes in work, examining global patterns but also special features of the work culture in the United States.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 190
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. April 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 160mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 395g
• ISBN-13: 9781594515040
• ISBN-10: 1594515042
• Artikelnr.: 23309382

Autorenporträt

Peter N. Stearns

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Introduction: Analyzing Work as an Experience
Chapter 2 Work in Premodern Societies
Chapter 3 Work and the American Tradition
Chapter 4 The Impact of Industrialization
Chapter 5 Modern Work the American Way
Chapter 6 Rearranging Modern Work: The Young, the Old, and the Female
Chapter 7 Global Trends in the Past Half Century: The Industrialization of the World
Chapter 8 A Workaholic Nation? The Past Half Century
Chapter 9 Conclusion: Work Issues in the Present and Future