Hester, Helen, 1983-
After work : a history of the home and the fight for free time / Helen Hester and Nick Srnicek. - First published by Verso 2023. - 282 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-270) and index (pages 271-282).
"This is a book primarily about housework and childcare, and its omission from most conversations about the future of work, and in particular in discussions about a 'post-work' future. It encompasses a history of the evolution of work within the home, of cultural standards around cleanliness, hygiene and parenting, and of single-family dwellings and their various short-lived utopian alternatives. It draws from both the actual history of work within the home and from the abandoned ideas of anti-housework visionaries of the twentieth century to sketch out a path towards real freedom and free time for the future"--
9781786633071
Work-life balance
Work and family
Housekeeping
Household Work
Child Care
HD4904.25 / .H47 2023
After work : a history of the home and the fight for free time / Helen Hester and Nick Srnicek. - First published by Verso 2023. - 282 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-270) and index (pages 271-282).
"This is a book primarily about housework and childcare, and its omission from most conversations about the future of work, and in particular in discussions about a 'post-work' future. It encompasses a history of the evolution of work within the home, of cultural standards around cleanliness, hygiene and parenting, and of single-family dwellings and their various short-lived utopian alternatives. It draws from both the actual history of work within the home and from the abandoned ideas of anti-housework visionaries of the twentieth century to sketch out a path towards real freedom and free time for the future"--
9781786633071
Work-life balance
Work and family
Housekeeping
Household Work
Child Care
HD4904.25 / .H47 2023