Closing the Iron Cage: The Scientific Management of Work and LeisureBlack Rose Books, 1999 - 205 pages A thought-provoking analysis of how the principles of scientific management in the work place have been applied to the organization of leisure time. |
Contents
CONTENTS | 9 |
the natural | 77 |
Chapter 5The supersession of leisure by | 103 |
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American anarchism anarchist anarcho-syndicalism asserted average sensual Beatrice Webb capitalism capitalist central Chapter civilization of leisure conception of leisure condition contemporary Copley culture discipline Dumazedier Dumazedier's E.P. Thompson economic efficiency empirical engineers F.W. Taylor factory federation function G.D.H. Cole human Ibid increased individual industrial societies inherent instinct of workmanship interests involved iron cage job enlargement labour leisure activities leisure class leisure-as-compensation thesis leisure-time leisurist Lenin liberal London machine managerial Marcuse Marx mass means ment mental methods modern one's organization participation pig iron play political practice pre-industrial Principles of Scientific problem of leisure production proletarian rationality realm of necessity recreation relation revolution ruling class Schmidt scientific management self-management skills social socialist sociologists sociology of leisure Soviet Soviet Union studies syndicalism syndicalist Taylor system technical technique technological Testimony theory Thorstein Veblen thought Tom Mann trade unions Veblen wages Webbs workers workmen York