Blood, sweat and tears : the evolution of work / Richard Donkin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Donkin, Richard.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Labor.

Labor--History.

History.

Physical Description:

xxv, 374 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm

Other Title:

Blood, sweat & tears

Place of Publication:

New York, N.Y. : Texere, [2001]

Summary:

A striking narrative history of work and the individuals and events that have been responsible for its evolution. Work--a process familiar to almost everyone--has radically changed over the centuries. The author examines early societies, slavery, guilds, trade secrets, religion and unions.

Contents:

1 Hands to the Grindstone 1

2 Fettered Lives 14

3 Job Creation 28

4 The New Religion of Work 43

5 The Most Important Pile of Bricks in the World 57

6 Secrets of the Dumb Steeple 72

7 The Silent Monitor 88

8 The Last Puritan in a Nation of Amateurs 104

9 The Yellow Dog Unleashed 118

10 The Philadelphia Catechism 134

11 Modern Times 147

12 Western Electric Discovers Motivation 161

13 Unnatural Selection 178

14 Arbeit Macht Frei 190

15 Whatever Happened to Homer Sarasohn? 203

16 Managing the Corporate State 217

17 The Wanting Animal 232

18 Sharp-suited Philanthropists 251

19 The End of Management 267

20 Melting the Frozen Assets 283

21 The Road to Panama 297

22 One Life. Live It 311

Postcript: New Century, New Ethic 329.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1587990768

OCLC:

45900065