The Story of Work – A New History of Humankind - Jan Lucassen

The first truly global history of work, an upbeat assessment from the age of the hunter-gatherer to the present day  “Beginning in the hunting-and-gathering past, this long view of work shows how little has changed over millennia. Progressing through the rise of cities, wages and markets for labour, it traces a perennial cycle of injustice and resistance—and the age-old desire for more.”—The Economist, “Best Books of 2021”  “Absolutely fascinating. . . . Lucassen’s own compassion... Zobrazit více