The corrosion of character : the personal consequences of work in the new capitalism /
By: Sennett, Richard
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BookPublisher: New York : Norton, 1998.Description: 176 p. : ; 22 cm.ISBN: 0393319873Program: MGMT220Subject(s): Working class -- United States | Work ethic -- United States | Labor -- United StatesDDC classification: 305.562 SE CO Online resources: Location Map
| Item type | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 305.562 SE CO (Browse shelf) | Available | T0020813 |
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| 305.5234092254 HI IN India's global wealth club : | 305.550941 BO BR Broke : | 305.550941 JA MI The middle class : | 305.562 SE CO The corrosion of character : | 305.569 NO FI No fixed abode / | 305.569 WO RL World poverty / | 305.609569409041 CA OT Ottoman brothers : |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Drift: How personal character is attacked by the new capitalism -- 2. Routine: An evil of the old capitalism -- 3. Flexible: The restructuring of time -- 4. Illegible: Why modern forms of labor are difficult to understand -- 5. Risk: Why risk-taking has become disorienting and depressing -- 6. The Work Ethic: How the work ethic has changed -- 7. Failure: Coping with failure -- 8. The Dangerous Pronoun: Community as a remedy for the ills of work.
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