The Story of Work: A New History of Humankind - Couverture rigide

Lucassen, Jan

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 9360809071 ISBN 13 : 9789360809072

Editeur : Manohar Publishers and Distributors, 2026

Synopsis

We work because we have to, but also because we like it: from hunting-gathering more than 700,000 years ago to the present era of zoom meetings, humans have always worked to make the world around them serve their needs. Jan Lucassen provides an inclusive history of humanity’s busy labor throughout the ages. Spanning China, India, Africa, the Americas, and Europe, Lucassen looks at the ways in which humanity organizes work: in the household, the tribe, the city, and the state. He examines how labor is split between men, women, and children; the watershed moment of the invention of money; the collective action of workers; and the impact of migration, slavery, and the idea of leisure.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Manohar Publishers and Distributors
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 9360809071
• ISBN 13: 9789360809072
• Reliure: Copertina rigida
• Nombre de pages: 552
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible