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Shop class as soulcraft : an inquiry into the value of work / Matthew B. Crawford.

By: Material type: TextTextDescription: 246 pages : illustrations ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 9780143117469
  • 0143117467
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 331
LOC classification:
  • HD4824 .C72 2010
Contents:
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.
Summary: A philosopher and mechanic extolls the virtues of manual labor, describing how the satisfactions and challenges of creating with one's own hands promotes a sense of connection to life that office work suppresses.
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Books Books SAIACS Centre for Leadership Studies Centre for Leadership Studies 331 C899S (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 058294

London edition has title: The case for working with your hands.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 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.

A philosopher and mechanic extolls the virtues of manual labor, describing how the satisfactions and challenges of creating with one's own hands promotes a sense of connection to life that office work suppresses.

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