Book Forum: More Than Pretty Boxes

anthropologists of work respond to Carrie Lane's More Than Pretty Boxes: How the Rise of Professional Organizing Shows Us the Way We Work Isn't Working.The book describes organizing and decluttering professionals as "therapists of capitalism," whose work can help us better understand-and perhaps alleviatethe overwhelming demands society places on our time and energy.The forum includes reader engagements, an author response, and an interview with Carrie Lane.

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2025-03-08
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https://doi.org/10.21428/1d6be30e.4675f6e9
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Anthropology: Ethics, History, Culture
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Book Forum: More Than Pretty Boxes

Hemangini Gupta
Anthropology: Ethics, History, Culture
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Book Forum: More Than Pretty Boxes

Hemangini Gupta
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anthropologists of work respond to Carrie Lane's More Than Pretty Boxes: How the Rise of Professional Organizing Shows Us the Way We Work Isn't Working.The book describes organizing and decluttering professionals as "therapists of capitalism," whose work can help us better understand-and perhaps alleviatethe overwhelming demands society places on our time and energy.The forum includes reader engagements, an author response, and an interview with Carrie Lane.

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