Pursuit of Pleasurable Work - Craftwork in Twenty-First Century England

Informationen zum 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). Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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'.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Trevor H. J. Marchand
• Editore: BERGHAHN BOOKS, INC
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 30.11.2021
• EAN: 9781800732742
• ISBN: 978-1-80073-274-2
• Pagine: 482
• Serie: New Anthropologies of Europe; New Anthropologies of Europe: Perspectives and Provocations
• Categorie: Guide e manuali > Hobby, casa > Bricolage, Fai da te; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze sociali, tematiche generali; London, Greater London, CRAFTS & HOBBIES / Woodwork, Decorative wood & metalwork, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Personal Success, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Social and cultural anthropology, Decorative woodwork, Anthropology (General), Sociology