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The overworked American : the unexpected decline of leisure / Juliet B. Schor.
Lippincott Library HD4904.6 .S36 1993
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Schor, Juliet.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Leisure--United States.
- Leisure.
- United States.
- Hours of labor--United States.
- Hours of labor.
- Physical Description:
- xix, 247 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York, N.Y. : BasicBooks, [1993]
- Summary:
- A publishing phenomenon--the subject of enormous media attention, lavish acclaim from reviewers, and extraordinary sales--this national bestseller explains why, contrary to all expectations, Americans are working harder than ever. Schor shows how labor supply, unemployment, and the addictive nature of consumption lead to longer and longer hours, and what we can do about it.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [219]-234) and index.
- Reprint. Originally published: New York : BasicBooks, 1991, with a new preface.
- ISBN:
- 046505434X
- OCLC:
- 183337430
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