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100			_aLucassen, Jan _931160
245	0	0	_aThe Story of Work: _bA New History of Humankind _c/ Jan Lucassen
260			_aLondon: _bManohar Publication: _c2026.
300			_axviii, 525p : _billustrations ;
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_a We work because we have to, but also because we like it: from hunting-gathering more than 700,000 years ago to the present era of zoom meetings, humans have always worked to make the world around them serve their needs. Jan Lucassen provides an inclusive history of humanity’s busy labor throughout the ages. Spanning China, India, Africa, the Americas, and Europe, Lucassen looks at the ways in which humanity organizes work: in the household, the tribe, the city, and the state. He examines how labor is split between men, women, and children; the watershed moment of the invention of money; the collective action of workers; and the impact of migration, slavery, and the idea of leisure. From peasant farmers in the first agrarian societies to the precarious existence of today’s gig workers, this surprising account of both cooperation and subordination at work throws essential light on the opportunities we face today. About the Author Jan Lucassen (b. 1947), is a social and economic historian with research experience in Northwestern Europe and South Asia. His main fields of interest are the history of work, labour migration and monetary history. Dr. Lucassen is a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) and a fellow at the International Institute of Social History (IISH) in Amsterdam, where he founded the IISH Research Department.
546			_aEnglish
650			_aGeneral or world history _931161
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