Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. List of illustrations, maps and figures vi
4. Preface ix
5. A note on histories, methods and theories of work xiii
6. Introduction 1
7. 1 Humans at work, 700,000–12,000 years ago 15
8. 2 Farming and division of labour, 10000–5000 BCE 46
9. 3 Emerging labour relations, 5000–500 BCE 75
10. 4 Working for the market, 500 BCE–1500 BCE 115
11. 5 Globalization of labour relations, 1500–1800 193
12. 6 Converging labour relations, 1800 to now 292
13. 7 The changing significance of work, 1800 to now 362
14. Outlook 423
15. Notes 438
16. Bibliography 469
17. Index 507