9780465054343-046505434X-The Overworked American: The Unexpected Decline Of Leisure

The Overworked American: The Unexpected Decline Of Leisure

ISBN-13: 9780465054343
ISBN-10: 046505434X
Edition: Reprint
Author: Juliet B Schor
Publication date: 1993
Publisher: Basic Books
Format: Paperback 272 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780465054343
ISBN-10: 046505434X
Edition: Reprint
Author: Juliet B Schor
Publication date: 1993
Publisher: Basic Books
Format: Paperback 272 pages

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The Overworked American: The Unexpected Decline Of Leisure (ISBN-13: 9780465054343 and ISBN-10: 046505434X), written by authors Juliet B Schor, was published by Basic Books in 1993. With an overall rating of 4.2 stars, it's a notable title among other Popular Culture (Social Sciences, Social Theory, Sociology, Class) books. You can easily purchase or rent The Overworked American: The Unexpected Decline Of Leisure (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Popular Culture books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.46.

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This pathbreaking book explains why, contrary to all expectations, Americans are working harder than ever. Juliet Schor presents the astonishing news that over the past twenty years our working hours have increased by the equivalent of one month per yeara dramatic spurt that has hit everybody: men and women, professionals as well as low-paid workers. Why are weunlike every other industrialized Western nationrepeatedly ”choosing” money over time? And what can we do to get off the treadmill?

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