Work, society, and the ethical self : chimeras of freedom in the neoliberal era /
"Primarily on the basis of ethnographic case-studies from around the world, this volume links investigations of work to questions of personal and professional identity and social relations. In the era of digitalized neoliberalism, particular attention is paid to notions of freedom, both collect...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Berghahn,
2021
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| Series: | Max Planck studies in anthropology and economy ;
v. 7 Max Planck studies in anthropology and economy v. 7 |
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| Summary: | "Primarily on the basis of ethnographic case-studies from around the world, this volume links investigations of work to questions of personal and professional identity and social relations. In the era of digitalized neoliberalism, particular attention is paid to notions of freedom, both collective (in social relations) and individual (in subjective experiences). These cannot be investigated separately. Rather than economy with ethics (or the profitable with the good), the authors uncover complex entanglements between the drudgery and exploitation experienced by most people in the course of making a living and ideals of emancipated personhood"-- |
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| Item Description: | This WorldCat-derived record is shareable under Open Data Commons ODC-BY, with attribution to OCLC |
| Physical Description: | viii, 296 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 1800732252 9781800732254 |