The new spirit of capitalism / Luc Boltanski and Ève Chiapello ; translated by Gregory Elliott.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Boltanski, Luc, author.

Chiapello, Eve, author.

Contributor:

Elliott, Gregory, translator.

ProQuest ebook central.

Standardized Title:

Nouvel esprit du capitalisme. English

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Capitalism--Social aspects.

Capitalism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 volume)

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Edition:

REV. ED.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Verso, 2018.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

In this established classic, sociologists Luc Boltanski and Eve Chiapello get to the heart of contemporary capitalism. Delving deep into the latest management texts informing the thinking of employers, the authors trace the contours of a new spirit of capitalism. They argue that beginning in the mid-1970s, capitalism abandoned the hierarchical Fordist work structure and developed a new network-based form of organization founded on employee initiative and autonomy in the workplace-a putative freedom bought at the cost of material and psychological security. This was a spirit in tune with the libertarian and romantic currents of the period (as epitomized by dressed-down, cool capitalists such as Bill Gates and Ben and Jerry) and, as the authors argue, a more successful, pernicious, and subtle form of exploitation. In this new edition, the authors reflect on the reception of the book and the debates it has stimulated. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I The Emergence of a New Ideological Configuration 55

1 Management Discourse in the 1990S 57

2 The Formation of the Projective City 103

Part II The Transformation of Capitalism and the Neutralization of Critique 165

3 1968: Crisis and Revival of Capitalism 167

4 Dismantling the World of Work 217

5 Undermining the Defences of the World of Work 273

Part III The New Spirit of Capitalism and the New Forms of Critique 343

6 The Revival of the Social Critique 345

7 The Test of the Artistic Critique 419.

Notes:

Translated from the French.

This translation originally published: 2005.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 23, 2018).

Other Format:

Print version: Boltanski, Luc. Nouvel esprit du capitalisme. English. New spirit of capitalism.

ISBN:

9781786633279

1786633272

Publisher Number:

99985772117

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