The fascinating Familistère Guise: A French social palace
Fascinating story of the 19th century Familistere, a social 'palace' for the people, built by the famous stove maker Godin in northern France
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Fascinating story of the 19th century Familistere, a social 'palace' for the people, built by the famous stove maker Godin in northern France
Time to stop and stare A look at work as it has been perceived down the ages - and a look at its mirror image. Idleness, once considered one of the deadly sins, now implies the right to slow down, go at your own pace, have time to stop and stare. by Thierry Paquot More than a century ago, the revolutionaries of 1848 fought for the right to work, for recognition of that well-defined time that a well-defined individual - a member of the proletariat - sold to his employer in return for a wage. Jean-Baptiste André Godin, a liberal employer and social policy advocate (1) was paying ho...