Kako ljenčariti
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- Author: Hodgkinson Tom
- Publisher: Algoritam
- Availability: Available
- Condition: Very good
- Code: 83730
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Kako ljenčariti
Hodgkinson Tom
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Tom Hodgkinson: How to be lazy
A merciless and witty critique of the work ethic of the modern world and glorification of leisure as a fundamental feature of a meaningful and creative human life. Before industrialization, there was no concept of working time, artisans often worked only as much as they needed to survive. When an independent craftsman becomes a factory worker, the need for working hours arises. In the beginning, the two basic blackmailing forces of the creation of the work ethic and working time were hunger and God. In the modern consumer society, they have been replaced by possessions and social status. The author writes about all the activities that help us to resist the prevailing work-consumer fever: sleeping long, lying down after waking up, long lunches and walks with friends, afternoon naps, fishing...
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- Author: Hodgkinson Tom
- Publisher: Algoritam
- Year of publication:2011
- Place of publication:Zagreb
- Pages:290
- Dimensions:14x16.5 cm
- Script:Latin script
- Condition:Very good
- Binding:Softcover
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