The Politics of Time: Gaining Control in the Age of UncertaintyTime has always been political. Throughout history, how we use our time has been defined and controlled by the powerful, and today is no exception. But we can reclaim control, and in this book, the pioneering economist Guy Standing shows us how. The ancient Greeks organised time into five categories: work, labour, recreation, leisure and contemplation. Labour was onerous, whereas leisure was schole, and included participation in public life and

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Eagleton also examines culture today

In essence

With essays by leading Palestinian and Israeli scholars

Through a series of eight exercises

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His study of rational thought formed the basis of formal logic

a once-wealthy Portuguese family is accused of "economic sabotage

biblical exegesis

Over a series of six lectures