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Post-work: What It Is, Why It Matters and How We Get There
by: Helen Hester (Author)
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Publication Date: 2025-02-20
Language: English
Print Length: 280 pages
ISBN-10: 1350089974
ISBN-13: 9781350089976
Book Description
What does the future hold for work in our new age of crisis? How do we make sure that the uncertain future into which we are heading is heavenly and not hellish? How can we take the pleasures of work with us and eliminate the pains? The answer: we need a post-work vision. Questioning the received wisdom that work is good for you, that you are what you do and that ‘any job is a good job’, Post-work offers a new challenge to the work-centred society. This timely book provides a vital introduction to the post-work debate – one of the most exciting political and theoretical currents of recent years. It explores not only what the future of work will be like, but more importantly what the future of work should be like.
Editorial Reviews
What does the future hold for work in our new age of crisis? How do we make sure that the uncertain future into which we are heading is heavenly and not hellish? How can we take the pleasures of work with us and eliminate the pains? The answer: we need a post-work vision. Questioning the received wisdom that work is good for you, that you are what you do and that ‘any job is a good job’, Post-work offers a new challenge to the work-centred society. This timely book provides a vital introduction to the post-work debate – one of the most exciting political and theoretical currents of recent years. It explores not only what the future of work will be like, but more importantly what the future of work should be like.
