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Shop class as soulcraft : an inquiry into the value of work / Matthew B. Crawford.
Material type:
TextDescription: 246 pages : illustrations ; 20 cmISBN: - 9780143117469
- 0143117467
- 331
- HD4824 .C72 2010
Contents:
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.
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.
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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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