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The problem with work : feminism, Marxism, antiwork politics, and postwork imaginaries / Kathi Weeks.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Weeks, Kathi, 1958-
- Series:
- e-Duke books scholarly collection.
- a John Hope Franklin Center Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Work--Social aspects.
- Work.
- Work-life balance.
- Feminism.
- Socialism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (300 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Durham : Duke University Press, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The Problem with Work develops a Marxist feminist critique of the structures and ethics of work, as well as a perspective for imagining a life no longer subordinated to them.
- Contents:
- Mapping the work ethic
- Marxism, productivism, and the refusal of work
- Working demands : from wages for housework to basic income
- "Hours for what we will": work, family, and the demand for shorter hours
- The future is now: utopian demands and the temporalities
- Of hope
- Epilogue: a life beyond work.
- Notes:
- "A John Hope Franklin Center Book."
- Description based on print version record
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786613273383
- 9781283273381
- 1283273381
- 9780822394723
- 0822394723
- OCLC:
- 854971637
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