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Dead Man Working
Carl Cederstrom
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Description for Dead Man Working
Paperback. An analysis of the dead man working and the way in which capital is now colonizing life itself. Num Pages: 83 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 137 x 6. Weight in Grams: 104.
Capitalism has become strange. Ironically, while the 'age of work' seems to have come to an end, working has assumed a total presence - a 'worker's society' in the worst sense of the term - where everyone finds themselves obsessed with it. So what does the worker tell us today? I feel drained, empty - dead. This book tells the story of the dead man working. It follows this figure through the daily tedium of the office, to the humiliating mandatory team building exercise, to awkward encounters with the funky boss who pretends to ... Read more
Capitalism has become strange. Ironically, while the 'age of work' seems to have come to an end, working has assumed a total presence - a 'worker's society' in the worst sense of the term - where everyone finds themselves obsessed with it. So what does the worker tell us today? I feel drained, empty - dead. This book tells the story of the dead man working. It follows this figure through the daily tedium of the office, to the humiliating mandatory team building exercise, to awkward encounters with the funky boss who pretends to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
83
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
83
Place of Publication
Ropley, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780991566
SKU
V9781780991566
Shipping Time
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Ref
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About Carl Cederstrom
Carl Cederstrom is Lecturer in Human Resource Management at Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University. Peter Fleming is Professor of Work and Organisation at Queen Mary College, University of London.
Reviews for Dead Man Working
Cederstrom and Fleming, like a present day Virgil, bravely venture into an underworld full of shades whose entire lives have been put to work, who throw themselves heart and soul into the job, and who are constantly implored by management gurus to 'be themselves,' 'feel free,' and 'have fun' in the office. This fascinating and dark little book is an ... Read more