The Problem with Work: Feminism, Marxism, Antiwork Politics, and Postwork Imaginaries

by Kathi Weeks

Book Overview

In The Problem with Work , Kathi Weeks boldly challenges the presupposition that work, or waged labor, is inherently a social and political good. While progressive political movements, including the Marxist and feminist movements, have fought for equal pay, better work conditions, and the recognition of unpaid work as a valued form of labor, even they have tended to accept work as a naturalized or inevitable activity. Weeks argues that in taking work...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822351129
• ISBN13: 9780822351122
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 9.2"