ISBN:
9783031380914
Language:
English
Pages:
x, 336 Seiten
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Rethinking the Work Ethic in Premodern Europe
DDC:
306.3613
Keywords:
1000 bis 1500 nach Christus
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16. Jahrhundert (1500 bis 1599 n. Chr.)
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17. Jahrhundert (1600 bis 1699 n. Chr.)
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18. Jahrhundert (1700 bis 1799 n. Chr.)
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c 1000 CE to c 1500
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c 1500 to c 1600
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c 1600 to c 1700
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c 1700 to c 1800
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Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500
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Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700
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European history
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Europäische Geschichte
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HISTORY / Europe / General
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HISTORY / Social History
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History of ideas
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Ideengeschichte, Geistesgeschichte
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Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900
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Social & cultural history
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Sozial- und Kulturgeschichte
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Europa
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Europa
;
Arbeitsethik
;
Geschichte
Abstract:
This book investigates how work ethics in Europe were conceptualised from the Middle Ages to the nineteenth century. Through analysis of a range of discourses, it focuses on the roles played by intellectuals in formulating, communicating, and contesting ideas about work and its ethical value. The book moves away from the idea of a singular Weberian work ethic as fundamental to modern notions of work and instead emphasises how different languages of work were harnessed for a variety of social, intellectual, religious, economic, political, and ideological objectives. Rather than a singular work ethic that left a decisive mark on the development of Western culture and economy, the volume stresses plurality. The essays draw on approaches from intellectual, social, and cultural history. They explore how, why, and in what contexts labour became an important and openly promoted value; who promoted or opposed hard work and for what reasons; and whether there was an early modern break with ancient and medieval discourses on work. These historicized visions of work ethics help enrich our understanding of present-day changing attitudes to work
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