Shop Class As Soulcraft An Inquiry into the Value of Work |
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| Author:
| Crawford, Matthew B. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4104-1974-3 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2009 |
| Publisher: | Thorndike Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $31.95 |
Book Description:
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Shop Class as Soulcraft brings alive an experience that was once quite common but now seems to be receding from society - the experience of making and fixing things with our hands. Those of us who sit in an office often feel a lack of connection to the material world, a sense of loss, and find it difficult to say exactly what we do all day. Philosopher/mechanic Crawford destroys the pretensions of the high-prestige workplace and restores the honor of the manual trades.
Shop Class as Soulcraft brings alive an experience that was once quite common but now seems to be receding from society - the experience of making and fixing things with our hands. Those of us who sit in an office often feel a lack of connection to the material world, a sense of loss, and find it difficult to say exactly what we do all day. Philosopher/mechanic Crawford destroys the pretensions of the high-prestige workplace and restores the honor of the manual trades.