Shop Class As Soulcraft An Inquiry Into The Value Of Work

Author: Matthew B Crawford

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Price : 40.00 NZD
ISBN : 9780143117469
Publisher : Penguin Books, Limited
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Weight (g) : 0.181
Publication date : 01 April 2009
Dimensions : 195mm X 135mm X 18mm
Produced in : United States
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Language : en
Dewey classification : 331
Reading Level : very good
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Pages : 246
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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.

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Matthew B. Crawford is a philosopher and mechanic. He has a Ph.D. in political philosophy from the University of Chicago and served as a postdoctoral fellow on its Committee on Social Thought. Currently a fellow at the University of Virginia's Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture, he owns and operates Shockoe Moto, an independent motorcycle repair shop in Richmond, Virginia.

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