bwaber@bookwyrm.social reviewed The Story of Work by Jan Lucassen
A Straightforward Play-by-Play of Labor Relations History
3 stars
Jan Lucassen reviews the history of labor relations through the history of humanity, starting with early humanity and moving to the modern era. This book is much more about labor relations rather than the experience or organization of work itself. The second half hews very strongly towards Western exceptionalism, and there are some significant factual distortions and inaccuracies when it comes to indigenous populations as well as modern economic systems. That being said, if you want a labor-focused history of the world, this is a decent volume.