In Praise of Idleness: And Other Essays
In this collection of essays, with a new introduction by Howard Woodhouse, Russell scrutinizes many aspects of modern life--the latent anarchy of domestic life, the anti-social character of high finance and the folly of working too hard in the machine age. Among the political essays there are...
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In this collection of essays, with a new introduction by Howard Woodhouse, Russell scrutinizes many aspects of modern life--the latent anarchy of domestic life, the anti-social character of high finance and the folly of working too hard in the machine age. Among the political essays there are powerful demolitions of both Communism and Fascism, and a convincing statement of the case for Socialism.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780415109246 (0415109248)
Publish date: January 1st 1994
Publisher: Routledge
Pages no: 192
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Writing,
Essays,
History,
Literature,
Science,
Economics,
Culture,
Politics,
Philosophy,
Theory,
Society
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