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The Overworked American: The Unexpected Decline Of Leisure
Juliet B. Schor
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Description for The Overworked American: The Unexpected Decline Of Leisure
Paperback. This pathbreaking book documents for the first time the unanticipated decline in leisure both at work and in the home over the last twenty years and explains why Americans enjoy less leisure today than at any other time since the end of World War II. Num Pages: 272 pages, line drawings, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 205 x 123 x 17. Weight in Grams: 320.
This pathbreaking book explains why, contrary to all expectations, Americans are working harder than ever. Juliet Schor presents the astonishing news that over the past twenty years our working hours have increased by the equivalent of one month per year,a dramatic spurt that has hit everybody: men and women, professionals as well as low-paid workers. Why are we,unlike every other industrialized Western nation,repeatedly "choosing" money over time? And what can we do to get off the treadmill?
This pathbreaking book explains why, contrary to all expectations, Americans are working harder than ever. Juliet Schor presents the astonishing news that over the past twenty years our working hours have increased by the equivalent of one month per year,a dramatic spurt that has hit everybody: men and women, professionals as well as low-paid workers. Why are we,unlike every other industrialized Western nation,repeatedly "choosing" money over time? And what can we do to get off the treadmill?
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Basic Books
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780465054343
SKU
V9780465054343
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About Juliet B. Schor
Juliet Schor is associate professor of economics at Harvard University
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