Work (B)
A revolutionary new history of humankind through the prism of work, from the origins of life on Earth to our ever-more automated present
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'A fascinating exploration that challenges our basic assumptions of what work means'
Yuval Noah Harari
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'One of those few books that will turn your customary ways of thinking upside down'
Susan Cain
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The work we do brings us meaning, moulds our values, determines our social status and dictates how we spend most of our time. But this wasn't always the case: for 95% of our species' history, work held a radically different importance.
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How, then, did work become the central organisational principle of our societies? How did it transform our bodies, our environments, our views on equality and our sense of time? And why, in a time of material abundance, are we working more than ever before?
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A revolutionary new history of humankind through the prism of work, from the origins of life on Earth to our ever-more automated present
Â
'A fascinating exploration that challenges our basic assumptions of what work means'
Yuval Noah Harari
Â
'One of those few books that will turn your customary ways of thinking upside down'
Susan Cain
Â
The work we do brings us meaning, moulds our values, determines our social status and dictates how we spend most of our time. But this wasn't always the case: for 95% of our species' history, work held a radically different importance.
Â
How, then, did work become the central organisational principle of our societies? How did it transform our bodies, our environments, our views on equality and our sense of time? And why, in a time of material abundance, are we working more than ever before?
