Work Want Work: Labour and Desire at the End of Capitalism

by James A. Smith and Mareile Pfannebecker

Book Overview

Work Want Work considers in captivating detail how a logic of work has become integral to everything we do, even as the place of formal work has become increasingly precarious. With reference to sociological data, philosophy, political theory, legislation, the testimonies of workers and an eclectic mix of cultural texts - from Lucian Freud to Google, Anthony Giddens to selfies, Jean-Luc Nancy to Amy Winehouse - Pfannebecker and Smith lay...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1786997274
• ISBN13: 9781786997272
• Release Date: April 2020
• Publisher: Zed Books
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.6" x 8.4"