| Description |
xvii, 524 p. : ill. (some col.), maps |
| Contents |
Human at work, 700,000 - 12,000 years ago -- Farming and division of labour, 1000 - 5000 BCE -- Emerging labour relations, 5000 - 500 BCE -- Working for the market, 500 BCE - 1500 CE -- Globalization of labour relations, 1500 - 1800 -- Converging labour relations, 1800 to now -- The changing significance of work, 1800 to now |
| Summary |
The author 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. |
| Subject |
Work -- History
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Labor -- History
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| ISBN |
9780300256796 (hbk.) |
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