Critical social theory and the end of work

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. Granter's engagement with the work of key American and European figures such as Marx, Marcuse, Gorz, Hab...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Granter, Edward (-)
Formato: Libro
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Farnham ; Burlington, Vt. : Ashgate cop. 2009
Colección:Rethinking classical sociology
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Introduction : critical social theory and the end of work
  • 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
  • 9. Travail sans frontières : globalisation and the end of work
  • 10. Conclusion : the end of work as critical social theory.