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

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The Pursuit of Pleasurable Work: Craftwork in Twenty-First Century England - Marchand, Trevor H J
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"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 ...

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The Pursuit of Pleasurable Work: Craftwork in Twenty-First Century England 2024, Berghahn, New York, NY

ISBN-13: 9781805393139

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The Pursuit of Pleasurable Work: Craftwork in Twenty-First Century England 2021, Berghahn Books, New York, NY

ISBN-13: 9781800732742

Hardcover