Ideology of Work

<p><strong>Tavistock Press</strong> was established as a co-operative venture between the <strong>Tavistock Institute</strong> and <strong>Routledge & Kegan Paul</strong> (RKP) in the 1950s to produce a series of major contributions across the social sciences. <br> This volume is part of a 2001 reissue of a selection of those important works which have since gone out of print, or are difficult to locate. Published by <strong>Routledge,</strong> 112 volumes in total are being brought together under the name <em>The International Behavioural and Social Sciences Library: Classics from the Tavistock Press</em>.<br> Reproduced here in facsimile, this volume was originally published in 1972 and is available individually. The collection is also available in a number of themed mini-sets of between 5 and 13 volumes, or as a complete collection.</p> Introduction; Part 1 Foundations of an Ideology; Chapter 1 Work as Slavery; Chapter 2 The Protestant Ethic; Chapter 3 The Division of Labour; Chapter 4 The Official Ideology: Lassez-Faire and Self-help; Part II The Radical Reaction; Chapter 5 The Supremacy of Industry; Chapter 6 Anarchists and Syndicalists; Chapter 7 Marx and Alienation; Chapter 8 Division and Demoralization; Part III The Integration of Work; Chapter 9 Integration by the State; Chapter 10 The Enlightened Employer; Chapter 11 Integration by the Social Scientist; Chapter 12 Management Ideology; Part IV The New Radical Reaction; Chapter 13 A Re-examination of Work; Chapter 14 Managerial Work; Chapter 15 Conclusion;