Politics of Time : gaining control in the age of uncertainty/ Guy Standing

By:

Standing, Guy

Publication details: Penguin Books 2023 UKDescription: 425pISBN:

9780241475911

DDC classification:

306.36 STA.P

Other classification:

X:89M1

Summary: The ancient Greeks divided time into five types: labour, work, leisure, play and aergia (contemplation). But labour was separated from work, as painful, onerous work undertaken for survival, whereas work could include caring for family members, study, or political activities. But now our jobs are supposed to provide all meaning in life and our time outside of work is thought of as simply 'time off'. Time has been political throughout history. In the Industrial Era employers sought to define labour as virtuous, and in our current era of runaway neoliberalism, salaried workers find their mental health plummeting, public services are stretched to breaking point and inequality is soaring, while the time of those in insecure employment is being stolen from them. We must recognise that time is political, a resource more precious than money, that must be defended at all costs.

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Dept. of Political Science General Stacks	Dept. of Political Science	Non-fiction	306.36 STA.P (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		POL23571
General	Kerala University Library General Stacks	Kerala University Library	G	X:89M1 R3 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		323182

The ancient Greeks divided time into five types: labour, work, leisure, play and aergia (contemplation). But labour was separated from work, as painful, onerous work undertaken for survival, whereas work could include caring for family members, study, or political activities. But now our jobs are supposed to provide all meaning in life and our time outside of work is thought of as simply 'time off'. Time has been political throughout history. In the Industrial Era employers sought to define labour as virtuous, and in our current era of runaway neoliberalism, salaried workers find their mental health plummeting, public services are stretched to breaking point and inequality is soaring, while the time of those in insecure employment is being stolen from them. We must recognise that time is political, a resource more precious than money, that must be defended at all costs.

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