Sleepers, wake!: Technology and the future of work - Hardcover

Jones, Barry O

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0195543432 ISBN 13: 9780195543438

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1982

Synopsis

Just as the industrial revolution rattled the foundations of 18th- and 19th-century society, so today's high-technology revolution is sure to have an equally profound effect on people and employment in all advanced societies. But will these changes enhance or degrade the quality of life to come? This third edition of Sleepers, Wake!, now with completely updated figures, investigates the impact of past technological revolutions on the work process and labor force. Drawing on an eclectic range of sources, the book provides a provocative analysis of work and technology today and suggests a political program for getting the best, not the worst, out of our current technological revolution.

About this title

About the Author:

Barry Jones was Australian Minister for Science 1983-90 and Minister assisting the Prime Minister for Science and Technology 1989-90. A Labor Member of the House of Representatives from 1977, he held other portfolios including Technology, Consumer Affairs, Small Business and Customs. He is currently National President of the Australian Labor Party.

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1982
• ISBN 10: 0195543432
• ISBN 13: 9780195543438
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 285