Why work?

by Power, Nina Ray, Rob Richards, Vernon

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A collection of essays by writers from the 19th century through to today that discuss work, its form under capitalism and the possibilities for an alternative society created around producing for our needs. As a whole the collection asks "why do some still work until we drop in an age of vast automated production, while others starve for 'lack of work?'"

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Full title :Why work? / originally edited by Vernon Richards, 2016 editing and design by Rob Ray ; with a new introduction by Nina Power.

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Publication Date:2016

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Publisher(s):Freedom Press
Place of Publication:London
Language:eng
Publication Date:2016

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Description:184 pages : : illustrations ; : 21 cm

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ISBN:1904491251, 9781904491255
oclc:ocn982445118
LC Classification:HD4904.6

Introduction. Preface / Nina Power -- In praise of idleness / Bertrand Russell -- Useful work vs useless toil / William Morris -- Problems and pleasures of work. Tyranny of the clock / George Woodcock -- The problem of work / Camillo Berneri -- The art of shovelling / Ifan Edwards -- Measuring misery / John Hewetson -- The wage system / Peter Kropotkin -- Who will do the dirty work? / Tony Gibson -- The dominant idea / Voltarine de Cleyre -- Althernatives and futures. Reflections on utopia / SF -- Collectives in Spain / Gaston Leval -- Significance of the self-build movement -- Leisure in America / August Heckscher -- The other economy as a social system / Denis Pym -- Visions: six drawings / Cliff Harper -- Production: use vs profit. Editorieals from Freedom Newspaper -- Reflection on full employment -- More parasites than workers? -- Workers, wake up! -- Wasted manpower -- Financial crisis -- Redundancy and revolution -- Abundance may compel social justice -- Time is life -- Changing times. Punks and joblessness / Colin Ward -- Beyond work & spend / Juliet Schor -- Dark satanic cubicles / Clair Wolfe -- On bullshit jobs / David Graeber -- Work / Profile.info.