The return of work in critical theory self, society, politics

This book presents a new account of the significance and the human costs of work. A collaboration between experts in philosophy, social theory, and clinical psychology, it brings together empirical research with incisive analysis of work’s political stakes to present a diagnosis of the pathologies o...

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Main Author: Dejours, Christophe
Other Authors: Deranty, Jean-Philippe, Renault, Emmanuel, Smith, Nicholas H.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY ; Chichester, West Sussex Columbia University Press 2018, ©2018
Series:New Directions in Critical Theory
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Collection: DeGruyter MPG Collection - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:This book presents a new account of the significance and the human costs of work. A collaboration between experts in philosophy, social theory, and clinical psychology, it brings together empirical research with incisive analysis of work’s political stakes to present a diagnosis of the pathologies of contemporary work and propose powerful remedies.
Physical Description:XI, 232 pages
ISBN:978-0-231-54718-5