1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910451321703321

Autore

Bauman Zygmunt <1925-2017.>

Titolo

Work, Consumerism and the New Poor [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Maidenhead, : McGraw-Hill Education, 2007

ISBN

1-280-95069-2

0-335-22416-4

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (136 p.)

Collana

Issues in society Work, consumerism and the new poor

Disciplina

339.46

339.4'6

Soggetti

Consumption (Economics)

Labor

Poor

Poverty

Public opinion

Social aspects

Work ethic

Poor - Public opinion

Poor - Attitudes

Consumers

Production (Economic theory)

Public welfare

Economic History

Business & Economics

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; ForeWord; Introduction; Part I; Chapter 01; Chapter 02; Part II; Chapter 03; Chapter 04; Chapter 05; Part III; Chapter 06; Notes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

It is one thing to be poor in a society of producers and universal employment; it is quite a different thing to be poor in a society of consumers, in which life projects are built around consumer choices



rather than on work, professional skills or jobs. Where `being poor'' was once linked to being unemployed, today it draws its meaning primarily from the plight of a flawed consumer. This has a significant effect on the way living in poverty is experienced and on the prospects for redeeming its misery. Work, Consumerism and the New Poor traces this change over the duration of modern history. It

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910160815603321

Autore

May Karl

Titolo

Auf fremden Pfaden

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chicago : , : Otbebookpublishing, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

9783956764073

3956764072

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (373 p.)

Collana

Classics To Go

Lingua di pubblicazione

Tedesco

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

Auf fremden Pfaden, Band 23 der Reihe Karl May's Gesammelte Reiseerzählungen, enthält neun kürzere, bereits vorab in Zeitschriften veröffentlichte Erzählungen mit ganz unterschiedlichen Handlungsorten. Karl May hat diese Erzählungen 1897 selbst für die Buchausgabe ausgewählt und überarbeitet.(Auszug aus Wikipedia)