1st Edition

Man & Work Literature and Culture in Industrial Society

By David Meakin Copyright 1976
226 Pages
by Routledge

226 Pages
by Routledge

226 Pages
by Routledge

Man & Work provides a comprehensive overview of European literature focusing on the changing role of work and its impact on industrial society. The problem of work and its role in society is of fundamental importance to our civilization. Work is economic necessity; yet the relationship of man to work cannot be limited to physical survival alone, since it is inextricably linked with our... Read more

Foreword 1. The Problem of Work 2. Visions of Alienation 3. Two Ethics 4. The Nostalgia for Permanence 5. The Technical Environment 6. Anarchism, Socialism and Work 7. The Mystique of Creativity 8. Art  & Work 9. Towards Organic Living 10. Dangers & Contradictions 11. The Future of Work Notes Bibliography Index

Biography

David Meakin