Bullshit jobs : A Theory (Record no. 52271)
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fixed length control field | 180730t20182018nyua b 000 0 eng d |
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
ISBN | 9780241263884 |
041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE | |
Language code of text/sound track or separate title | eng |
080 ## - UNIVERSAL DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
Universal Decimal Classification number | 3 |
Item number | GRA |
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
Personal name | Graeber, David, |
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
Title | Bullshit jobs : A Theory |
250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
Edition statement | First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. |
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
Place of publication | London |
Name of publisher | Allen Lane |
Year of publication | 2018 |
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
Number of Pages | xxvii, 333 pages : |
Other physical details | illustrations ; |
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
Bibliography, etc | Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-333). |
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
Summary, etc | "'Does your job make a meaningful contribution to the world?' David Graeber asked this question in a playful, provocative online essay titled On the Phenomenon of Bullshit Jobs. He defined a bullshit job as 'a form of paid employment that is so completely pointless, unnecessary, or pernicious that even the employee cannot justify its existence, even though as part of the conditions of employment, the employee feels obliged to pretend that this is not the case.' After a million views in seventeen different languages, people all over the world are still debating the answer. ... Graeber, in his singularly searing and illuminating style, identifies the five types of bullshit jobs and argues that when 1 percent of the population controls most of a society's wealth, they control what jobs are 'useful' and 'important.' ... Graeber illustrates how nurses, bus drivers, musicians, and landscape gardeners provide true value, and what it says about us as a society when we look down upon them. Using arguments from some of the most revered political thinkers, philosophers, and scientists of our time, Graeber articulates the societal and political consequences of these bullshit jobs. Depression, anxiety, and a warped sense of our values are all dire concerns. He provides a blueprint to undergo a shift in values, placing creative and caring work at the center of our culture, providing the meaning and satisfaction we all crave."--Jacket. |
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
Topical Term | Job satisfaction |
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
Topical Term | Social structure. |
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
Topical Term | Work |
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
Topical Term | BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Personal Success. |
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
Topical Term | SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social. |
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
Topical Term | Bureaucracy |
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
Topical Term | Organizational effectiveness. |
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
Topical Term | Social structure. |
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
Topical Term | Work |
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
Topical Term | Work |
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
Topical Term | Arbeit |
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
Topical Term | Sinn |
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
Topical Term | Bürokratisierung |
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
Topical Term | Arbeitskultur |
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
Topical Term | Arbeitssoziologie |
690 ## - LOCAL SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM (OCLC, RLIN) | |
Topical term or geographic name as entry element | General |
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
Koha item type | BOOKS |
Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Current library | Shelving location | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
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IMSc Library | First Floor, Rack No: 2, Shelf No: 2 | 3 GRA | 74237 | BOOKS |