Doing Nothing

Tom Lutz

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English

Henry Holt
20 July 2007

Social classes; Social welfare & social services; Economics; Macroeconomics; Economic geography

"Couch potatoes, goof-offs, freeloaders, good-for-nothings, loafers, and loungers: ever since the Industrial Revolution, when the work ethic as we know it was formed, there has been a chorus of slackers ridiculing and lampooning the pretensions of hardworking respectability. Whenever the world of labor changes in significant ways, the pulpits, politicians, and pedagogues ring with exhortations of the value of work, and the slackers answer with a strenuous call of their own: ""To do nothing,"" as Oscar Wilde said, ""is the most difficult thing in the world.""

Moving with verve and wit through a series of case studies that illuminate the changing place of leisure in the American republic, Doing Nothing revises the way we understand slackers and work itself."

By: Tom Lutz
Imprint: Henry Holt
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 219mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 444g
ISBN: 9780865477377
ISBN 10: 086547737X
Pages: 363
Publication Date: 20 July 2007
Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Doing Nothing

Highly intelligent, stimulatingly eclectic, and impressively learned. -- Gary Kamiya, Salon <br> Enjoyable and interesting . . . As much about the nature of work as it is about trying to avoid it. -- Matthew Price, Los Angeles Times <br> Incredibly engaging and offbeat meditation . . . A deliciously wild ride. -- Elaine Margolin, The Denver Post

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Doing Nothing

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