{"product_id":"the-double-shift-spinoza-and-marx-on-the-politics-of-work-paperback","title":"The Double Shift: Spinoza and Marx on the Politics of Work - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJason Read\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This book is a must read for students of contemporary capitalism.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Kathi Weeks, Duke University \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Why do people fight for their exploitation as if it was liberation?\" How Marx and Spinoza can explain our perverse attachment to the indignities of work \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a world of declining wages, working conditions, and instability, the response for many has been to work harder, increasing hours and finding various ways to hustle in a gig economy. What drives our attachment to work? To paraphrase a question from Spinoza, \"Why do people fight for their exploitation as if it was liberation?\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Double Shift \u003c\/i\u003eturns towards the intersection of Marx and Spinoza in order to examine the nature of our affective, ideological, and strategic attachment to work. Through an examination of contemporary capitalism and popular culture it argues that the current moment can be defined as one of \"negative solidarity.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe hardship and difficulty of work is seen not as the basis for alienation and calls for its transformation but rather an identification with the difficulties and hardships of work. This distortion of the work ethic leads to a celebration of capitalists as job creators and suspicion towards anyone who is not seen as a \"real worker.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book is grounded in philosophy, specifically Marx and Spinoza, and is in dialogue with Plato, Smith, Hegel, and Arendt, but, at the same time, in examining contemporary ideologies and ideas about work it discusses motivational meetings at Apple Stores, the culture of Silicon Valley, and films and television from \u003ci\u003eOffice Space \u003c\/i\u003eto \u003ci\u003eBetter Call Saul\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Double Shift \u003c\/i\u003eargues for a transformation of our collective imagination and attachment to work.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJason Read\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Southern Maine. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Production of Subjectivity: Marx and Philosophy, The Micro-Politics of Capital: Marx and the Prehistory of the Present \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Politics of Transindividuality.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 12, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51763874627872,"sku":"9781839767623","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/52e5c5cfd176d67f8c51763fcbf232de.webp?v=1780240902","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-double-shift-spinoza-and-marx-on-the-politics-of-work-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}