Office Image close
Office by Sheila Liming
Office by Sheila Liming
Show Hide Adult Content
Office close

Literature & literary studies:

Home  
Books  
Literature & literary studies  
Literature: history & criticism  
Literary theory

Office

Click to share your rating 0 ratings (0.0/5.0 average) Thanks for your vote!

By:

Format:

Paperback / softback
$33.99
Available from supplier

The item is brand new and in-stock with one of our preferred suppliers. The item will ship from a Mighty Ape warehouse within the timeframe shown.

Usually ships in 2-3 weeks
0 in Trolley

Buy Now, Pay Later with:

Afterpay is available on orders $100 to $2000 Learn more

Availability

Delivering to:

Estimated arrival:

  • Around 3-13 June using International Courier

Explore more Object Lessons

See all products in this series

Newspaper by Maggie Messitt
$36.99
Newspaper
by Maggie Messitt ~ Paperback / softback
Pre-order - out 30 May 2024
Oil by Michael Tondre
$35.99
Oil
by Michael Tondre ~ Paperback / softback
Pre-order - out 5 Sep 2024
Island by Julian Hanna
$36.99
Island
by Julian Hanna ~ Paperback / softback
Pre-order - out 5 Sep 2024
Shipping Container by Craig Martin
$37.99
Shipping Container
by Craig Martin ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 2-3 weeks
Dust by Michael Marder
$36.99
Dust
by Michael Marder ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 2-3 weeks
Mask by Sharrona Pearl
$36.99
Mask
by Sharrona Pearl ~ Paperback / softback
Pre-order - out 30 May 2024
Bulletproof Vest by Kenneth R. Rosen
$37.99
Bulletproof Vest
by Kenneth R. Rosen ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 2-3 weeks
X-ray by Nicole Lobdell
$36.99
X-ray
by Nicole Lobdell ~ Paperback / softback
Pre-order - out 25 Jul 2024
Veil by Rafia Zakaria
$34.99
Veil
by Rafia Zakaria ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 2-3 weeks
Fist by nelle mills
$36.99
Fist
by nelle mills ~ Paperback / softback
Pre-order - out 9 Jan 2025
Train by A. N. Devers
$44.99
Train
by A. N. Devers ~ Paperback / softback
Pre-order - out 6 Mar 2025
Hyphen by Pardis Mahdavi
$40.99
Hyphen
by Pardis Mahdavi ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 2-3 weeks
High Heel by Summer Brennan
$40.99
High Heel
by Summer Brennan ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 2-3 weeks
Email by Randy Malamud
$40.99
Email
by Randy Malamud ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 2-3 weeks
Glitter by Nicole Seymour
$40.99
Glitter
by Nicole Seymour ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 2-3 weeks
Password by Martin Paul Eve
$37.99
Password
by Martin Paul Eve ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 2-3 weeks

Description

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. From its origins in the late 19th century to its decline in the 21st, Sheila Liming’s Office narrates a cultural history of a place that has arguably been the primary site of labor in the postmodern economy. During the post-war decades of the 20th century, the office rose to prominence in culture, achieving an iconic status that is reflected in television, film, literature, and throughout the history of advertising. Most people are well versed in the clichés of office culture, despite evidence that an increasing number of us no longer work in offices. With the development of computing technology in the 1980s and 90s, the office underwent many changes. Microsoft debuted its suite of multitasking applications known as Microsoft Office in 1989, firing the first shot in the war for the office’s survival. This book therefore poses the question: how did culture become organized around the idea of the office, and how will it change if the office become extinct? Object Lessons is published in partnership with an essay series in The Atlantic.

Author Biography:

Sheila Liming is Associate Professor in the Writing program at Champlain College, USA, and author of What a Library Means to a Woman: Edith Wharton and the Will to Collect Books (2020).
Release date Australia
November 12th, 2020
Author
Pages
152
Audience
  • General (US: Trade)
Dimensions
120x170x10
ISBN-13
9781501348679
Product ID
33175363

Customer reviews

Nobody has reviewed this product yet. You could be the first!

Write a Review

Marketplace listings

There are no Marketplace listings available for this product currently.
Already own it? Create a free listing and pay just 9% commission when it sells!

Sell Yours Here

Explore more by Sheila Liming

See all books by this author

Hanging Out by Sheila Liming
$33.99
Hanging Out
by Sheila Liming ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 6-8 weeks
Hanging Out by Sheila Liming 20% off!
$43.99
$54.99
Hanging Out
by Sheila Liming ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Hanging Out on Hardback by Sheila Liming 7% off!
$53.99
$57.99
Hanging Out
by Sheila Liming ~ Hardback
Available - Usually ships in 2-3 weeks

Recommended for you

Recommended from your browsing history

Help & options

Filed under...

Books >
Literature & literary studies >
Literature: history & criticism >
Literary theory
Books >
Non-Fiction >
Reference >
General Studies >
Cultural studies
Books >
Non-Fiction >
Humanities >
Philosophy >
Philosophy: aesthetics