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An edition of The overworked American (1991)

The overworked American

the unexpected decline of leisure

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

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Publisher
Basic Books
Language
English
Pages
247

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Hours of labor, Leisure, United States, Horas de trabajo, Tijdsbesteding, Horaires de travail, Loisir, Vrije tijd, Arbeidstijd, Freizeitverhalten, Arbeitszeit, Leisure -- United States, Hours of labor -- United States, Conditions de travail, Aménagement du temps de travail, University of South Alabama, Geschichte, Aspect économique, Freizeit, Loisirs

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United States, États-Unis, EE.UU
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-234) and index.

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[New York, N.Y.]

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
306.4/812/0973
Library of Congress
HD4904.6 .S36 1991

The Physical Object

Pagination
xvii, 247 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Number of pages
247

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL1572978M
ISBN 10
0465054331
LCCN
91070057
OCLC/WorldCat
24320081
Library Thing
245521
Goodreads
819367

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OL2733339W

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