Shop class as soulcraft : an inquiry into the value of work /
By: Crawford, Matthew B
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BookPublisher: New York : Penguin Press, 2009.Description: 246 p. : ill ; 22 cm.ISBN: 9781594202230 (trade); 1594202230Subject(s): Work | Manual work | Self-reliance | Work | Labor | Self-relianceDDC classification: 331 Online resources: Location Map
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Presents a discussion of the value of working with one's hands in order to connect intellect with the material world, and examines the divide between thinking and doing that began with the assembly line and can be bridged through self-reliance and concrete living.
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| REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 331 CR SH (Browse shelf) | Available | T0037303 |
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| 331 BO LA Labor economics / | 331 BO LA Labor economics / | 331 CO MP Comparative political economy of work / | 331 CR SH Shop class as soulcraft : | 331 DE VE Developing positive employment relations : | 331 DO FU The future of work / | 331 EH MO Modern labor economics : |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-238) and index.
A brief case for the useful arts -- The separation of thinking from doing -- To be master of one's own stuff -- The education of a gearhead -- The further education of a gearhead : from amateur to professional -- The contradictions of the cubicle -- Thinking as doing -- Work, leisure, and full engagement.
Presents a discussion of the value of working with one's hands in order to connect intellect with the material world, and examines the divide between thinking and doing that began with the assembly line and can be bridged through self-reliance and concrete living.
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