The Refusal of Work: The Theory and Practice of Resistance to Work by Frayne, David

The Refusal of Work: The Theory and Practice of Resistance to Work

Paid work is absolutely central to the culture and politics of capitalist societies, yet today's work-centred world...
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Author: David Frayne
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The Refusal of Work: The Theory and Practice of Resistance to Work by Frayne, David

The Refusal of Work: The Theory and Practice of Resistance to Work

$93.05

The Refusal of Work: The Theory and Practice of Resistance to Work

$93.05
Author: David Frayne
Format: Paperback
Language: English

Paid work is absolutely central to the culture and politics of capitalist societies, yet today's work-centred world is becoming increasingly hostile to the human need for autonomy, spontaneity and community. The grim reality of a society in which some are overworked, whilst others are condemned to intermittent work and unemployment, is progressively more difficult to tolerate.

In this thought-provoking book, David Frayne questions the central place of work in mainstream political visions of the future, laying bare the ways in which economic demands colonise our lives and priorities. Drawing on his original research into the lives of people who are actively resisting nine-to-five employment, Frayne asks what motivates these people to disconnect from work, whether or not their resistance is futile, and whether they might have the capacity to inspire an alternative form of development, based on a reduction and social redistribution of work.

A crucial dissection of the work-centred nature of modern society and emerging resistance to it, The Refusal of Work is a bold call for a more humane and sustainable vision of social progress.

Author: David Frayne
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Published: 09/22/2022
Pages: 280
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9781350354296

About the Author
David Frayne is a sociology teacher and social researcher, based at Cardiff University, UK. You can follow him @theworkdogma.


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