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The Oxford book of work / edited by Keith Thomas. [electronic resource]
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Work.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxiii, 618 p. )
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c1999.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Explores many different forms of work, from ploughing a field to writing a poem, not forgetting housework and other forms of unpaid labour.
- Contents:
- The nature of work. The primal curse ; Compensations and rewards ; All in a day's work
- Kinds of work. Women's work and child labour ; Working the land and sea ; All manner of occupations ; Head work
- The reform of work. Dissatisfactions ; Life after work.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- ISBN:
- 0-585-15996-3
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