The Idea of Work in Europe from Antiquity to Modern Times

By Josef Ehmer and Catharina Lis

Taking a broad chronological approach to the subject, this book provides readers with a cutting-edge overview of research into the varying attitudes towards work and its place in pre-Industrial society. This volume takes a fresh and innovative approach to the history of ideas of work, concerning perceptions, attitudes, cultures and representations of work throughout Antiquity and the medieval and early modern periods. Focusing on developments in Europe, the contributors approach the subject from a variety of angles, considering aspects of work as described in literature, visual culture, and as perceived in economic theory.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0754664104
• ISBN13: 9780754664109
• Release Date: July 2009
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 386 Pages
• Weight: 1.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"