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The Politics of Time: Gaining Control in the Age of Uncertainty

The Politics of Time: Gaining Control in the Age of Uncertainty

Standing, Guy

Paperback

Series: Pelican Books

Business GeneralGeneral Political ScienceGeneral World History

Publisher Price: $21.99

ISBN10: 0241475929
ISBN13: 9780241475928
Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company
Published: Sep 16 2025
Pages: 432
Weight: 0.57
Height: 1.02 Width: 4.33 Depth: 7.32
Language: English

'Guy Standing's books have, over the years, pieced together a necessary political and intellectual agenda ... His Politics of Time is a splendid and timely addition to this body of important work' Yanis Varoufakis

Time 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 organized time into five categories: work, labor, recreation, leisure and contemplation. Labor was onerous, whereas leisure was schole, and included participation in public life and lifelong education. Since the industrial revolution, our time has been shaped by capitalism, our jobs are supposed to provide all meaning in life, our time outside labor is considered simply 'time off', and politicians prioritize jobs above all other aspects of a good life.

Today, we are experiencing the age of chronic uncertainty. Mental illness is on the rise, some people are experiencing more time freedom while many others are having more and more of their time stolen from them, particularly the vulnerable and those in the precariat.

But there is a way forward. We can create a new politics of time, one that liberates us and helps save the planet, through strengthening real leisure and working together through commoning. We can retake control of our time, but we must do it together.

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