Work: A Very Short Introduction

by Stephen Fineman

The image of a job captures our imagination from an early age, usually prompted by the question 'What do you want to be when you grow up?'. Work -- paid, unpaid, voluntary, or obligatory -- is woven into the fabric of all human societies. For many of us, it becomes part of our identity. For others it is a tedious necessity. Living is problematic without paid work, and for many it is catastrophic.

Steve Fineman tells the fascinating story of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199699364
• ISBN13: 9780199699360
• Release Date: December 2012
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 4.3" x 6.8"