The Pursuit of Pleasurable Work : Craftwork in Twenty-First Century England /
Against the backdrop of an alienating, technologizing and ever-accelerating world of material production, this book tells an intimate story: one about a community of woodworkers training at an historic institution in London's East End during the present 'renaissance of craftsmanship'....
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
New York; Oxford :
Berghahn Books,
[2021]
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Colección: | New Anthropologies of Europe: Perspectives and Provocations ;
4 |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
Sumario: | Against the backdrop of an alienating, technologizing and ever-accelerating world of material production, this book tells an intimate story: one about a community of woodworkers training at an historic institution in London's East End during the present 'renaissance of craftsmanship'. The animated and scholarly accounts of learning, achievement and challenges reveal the deep human desire to create with our hands, the persistent longing to find meaningful work, and the struggle to realise dreams. In its penetrating explorations of the nature of embodied skill, the book champions greater appreciation for the dexterity, ingenuity and intelligence that lie at the heart of craftwork. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (482 p.) |
ISBN: | 9781800732759 9783110997675 |
Acceso: | restricted access |