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Shop class as soulcraft : an inquiry into the value of work

Title
Shop class as soulcraft : an inquiry into the value of work / Matthew B. Crawford.
Author
Crawford, Matthew B.
Publication
New York : Penguin Press, 2009.

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Description
246 pages : illustrations; 22 cm.
Summary
In this wise and often funny book, a philosopher/mechanic systematically destroys the pretensions of the high-prestige workplace and makes an irresistible case for working with one's hands.
Series Statement
New York Times best sellers
Uniform Title
New York Times best sellers.
Alternative Title
Case for working with your hands.
Subject
  • Manual work
  • Work
  • Job satisfaction
  • Travail
  • Psychologie du travail
  • Travailleurs manuels
  • Valeurs sociales
  • Travail manuel
  • Satisfaction au travail
  • Valeur-travail, Théorie de la
  • Kroppsarbete
  • Arbetsglädje
  • Hantverk
  • Labor
  • Self-reliance
Genre/Form
Nonfiction.
Note
  • London edition has title: The case for working with your hands.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
ISBN
  • 9781594202230
  • 1594202230
  • 9780143117469
  • 0143117467
  • 9780141047928
  • 0141047925
LCCN
2009001789
OCLC
  • ocn276819738
  • 276819738
  • SCSB-9402309
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries