The Pursuit of Pleasurable Work

Craftwork in Twenty-First Century England

von Trevor H. J. Marchand

418 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

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.

• Reihe: New Anthropologies of Europe: Perspectives and Provocations
• Themen: Gesellschaft und Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie und Anthropologie Anthropologie Sozial- und Kulturanthropologie, Ethnographie
• ISBN: 9781805393139
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 01.04.2024
• Größe: 229 x 152 mm
• Verlag: Berghahn Books