The Pursuit of Pleasurable Work | Taschenbuch

Cover: 9781805393139 | The Pursuit of Pleasurable Work | Trevor H. J. Marchand | Taschenbuch

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Beschreibung

Against the backdrop of an alienating, technologizing and ever-accelerating world of material production, this book tells an intimate story: one about a community of woodworkers training at an historic institution in London's East End during the present 'renaissance of craftsmanship'. The animated and scholarly accounts of learning, achievement and challenges reveal the deep human desire to create with our hands, the persistent longing to find meaningful work, and the struggle to realise dreams. In its penetrating explorations of the nature of embodied skill, the book champions greater appreciation for the dexterity, ingenuity and intelligence that lie at the heart of craftwork.

Über den Autor

Trevor H. J. Marchand is Emeritus Professor of Social Anthropology at SOAS, University of London, and recipient of the Royal Anthropological Institute's Rivers Memorial Medal. He is also a trained architect (McGill University) and qualified as a fine woodworker at London's Building Crafts College. Marchand has conducted fieldwork with craftspeople around the world and published extensively, including the monographs Minaret Building and Apprenticeship in Yemen (Routledge, 2001) and The Masons of Djenné (Indiana, 2009).

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2024
Fachbereich:	Allgemeines
Genre:	Importe
Rubrik:	Sozialwissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
ISBN-13:	9781805393139
ISBN-10:	1805393138
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Marchand, Trevor H. J.
Hersteller:	Berghahn Books
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	229 x 152 x 23 mm
Von/Mit:	Trevor H. J. Marchand
Erscheinungsdatum:	01.04.2024
Gewicht:	0,603 kg