The Case for Working with Your Hands - Or Why Office Work is Bad for Us and Fixing Things Feels Good (Paperback)

For too long we have convinced ourselves that the only jobs worth doing involve sitting at a desk.

Generations of school-leavers head for university lacking the skills to fix or even understand the most basic technology. Yet many of us are not suited to office life, while skilled manual work provides one of the few paths to a secure living and an independent life.

Drawing on the work of our greatest thinkers, from Aristotle to Heidegger, from Karl Marx to Iris Murdoch, as well as on his own experiences as an electrician and motorcycle mechanic. Matthew Crawford's irreverent and inspiring manifesto will change the way you think about work for ever.

Published in the USA as: Shop Class as Soulcraft - An Inquiry Into the Value of Work

General

Imprint:	Penguin Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	December 2010
First published:	2011
Authors:	Matthew Crawford
Dimensions:	198 x 129 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	246
ISBN-13:	978-0-14-104729-4
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Occupational & industrial psychology Books > Health, Home & Family > Self-help & practical interests > Advice on careers & achieving success Books > Health, Home & Family > Self-help & practical interests > Popular psychology > Assertiveness, motivation & self-esteem
LSN:	0-14-104729-1
Barcode:	9780141047294

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