Man & Work - Literature and Culture in Industrial Society

First published in 1976, Man & Work provides a comprehensive overview of European literature focusing on the changing role of work and its impact on industrial society.

List of contents

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

Product details

• Authors: David Meakin, Meakin David
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 30.06.2025
• EAN: 9781041066231
• ISBN: 978-1-0-4106623-1
• No. of pages: 226
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Social Theory, LITERARY CRITICISM / Comparative Literature, Comparative Literature, Sociology: work & labour, Literary theory, Sociology: work and labour, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor / General