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Record Nr.

UNINA9910811563703321

Autore

Kelly Peter <1957-, >

Titolo

The self as enterprise : Foucault and the spirit of 21st century capitalism / / Peter Kelly

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2016

ISBN

1-4094-5070-8

1-317-01641-6

1-315-55303-1

1-299-18410-3

1-317-01642-4

Descrizione fisica

228 p

Disciplina

306.3/42

Soggetti

Work - Social aspects

Work-life balance

Industrial sociology

Organizational sociology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"A Gower book"--cover.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

From kevin 07 to Kevin 24/7 -- New work ethics and the self as enterprise -- After (a) method -- Michel Foucault and the care of a self -- Flexible capitalism and the Brazilianisation of work? -- The spirit of 21st century capitalism -- Better than sex, and toil and drudgery -- Stress and the edge of chaos -- The body, mind and soul of the self as enterprise -- 24/7 and the problem of work-life balance -- Conclusion: le laisser-faire, c'est fini.