The New Spirit of Capitalism by Eve Chiapello
Presents the changes in contemporary business culture. Using an analysis of the management texts that have formed the thinking of employers in their reorganization of business, this book traces the contours of a new spirit of capitalism. It shows that from the middle of the 1970s, capitalism abandoned the hierarchical Fordist work structure.
A wide-ranging, nuanced sociological inquiry into the nature of contemporary work* Choice *
[A] vast and ambitious work, which is inscribed in a great tradition of theoretical and critical sociology. * Le Monde *
This magnificent book [is] the sociology of a whole generation which capitalism caught on the wrong foot. In more than 800 pages which one devours like a great novel, the book furnishes new weapons for the renewal of the Left. * Libération *
This book will no doubt come to be regarded as a contemporary classic of political economy and political sociology. * Political Studies Review *
Ambitious and fascinating. * Le Nouvel Observateur *
[A] vast and ambitious work, which is inscribed in a great tradition of theoretical and critical sociology. * Le Monde *
This magnificent book [is] the sociology of a whole generation which capitalism caught on the wrong foot. In more than 800 pages which one devours like a great novel, the book furnishes new weapons for the renewal of the Left. * Libération *
This book will no doubt come to be regarded as a contemporary classic of political economy and political sociology. * Political Studies Review *
Ambitious and fascinating. * Le Nouvel Observateur *
Luc Boltanski teaches sociology at the EHESS, Paris. He is the author of numerous books, including The Making of a Class and The New Spirit of Capitalism.
Eve Chiapello is an associate professor at the HEC School of Management, Paris. She is the author of Artistes versus Managers.
Eve Chiapello is an associate professor at the HEC School of Management, Paris. She is the author of Artistes versus Managers.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781844671656 |
| ISBN 10 | 1844671658 |
| Title | The New Spirit of Capitalism |
| Author | Eve Chiapello |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Verso Books |
| Year published | 2007-09-17 |
| Number of pages | 601 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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