a secret history of the workplace Saval, Nikil creator text bibliography nyu 2014 First edition. monographic eng

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ix, 352 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. "Man is born free, but he is everywhere in cubicles." How did we get from Scrooge's office to "Office Space"? From bookkeepers in dark countinghouses to freelancers in bright cafes? What would the world be like without the vertical file cabinet? What would the world be like without the office at all? In Cubed, Nikil Saval chronicles the evolution of the office in a fascinating, often funny, and sometimes disturbing anatomy of the white-collar world and how it came to be the way it is. Drawing on the history of architecture and business, as well as a host of pop culture artifacts -- from Mad Men to Dilbert (and, yes, The Office) -- and ranging in time from the earliest clerical houses to the surprisingly utopian origins of the cubicle to the funhouse campuses of Silicon Valley, Cubed is an all-encompassing investigation into the way we work, why we do it the way we do (and often don't like it), and how we might do better. The clerking class -- The birth of the office -- The white blouse revolution -- Inside the skyscraper -- Organization men and women -- Open plans -- Space invaders -- The office of the future -- The office and its ends. Nikil Saval. Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-322) and index. Offices History Oficinas Historia Clerks History Empleados Office management History Office layout History Diseño de oficina Office buildings History HF 5547 S264c 2014 651.09 9780385536578 (hardcover) DLC 131022 20230805181449.0 spa