Edward Granter

Critical Social Theory and the End of Work

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Critical Social Theory and the End of Work examines the development and sociological significance of the idea that work is being eliminated through the use of advanced production technology. By combining history of ideas with social theory, this book considers how the 'end of work' thesis has developed and has been critically implemented in the analysis of modern society.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 212
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Mai 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 304g
• ISBN-13: 9780367147761
• ISBN-10: 0367147769
• Artikelnr.: 57003683

Autorenporträt

Edward Granter is a research associate at Manchester Business School, University of Manchester, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction 2. The Beginning of the End of Work 3. Industrialism,
Utopia and the End of Work 4. Marx and the End of Work 5. Marcuse: Needs
and Potentialities in the Age of Automation 6. The Future of Work and
Leisure 7. André Gorz: Postindustrial Marxism and the End of Work 8.
Sociology and the End of Work: Classical, Cultural and Critical Theories 9.
Travail sans frontières: Globalisation and the End of Work 10. Conclusion:
The End of Work as Social Theory