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Craftsman by Richard Sennett (2008, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherYale University Press
ISBN-100300119097
ISBN-139780300119091
eBay Product ID (ePID)52033395
Product Key Features
Book TitleCraftsman
Number of Pages336 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2008
TopicSociology / General, Creative Ability, Folk & Outsider Art, World, Labor, Motivational & Inspirational
IllustratorYes
GenreArt, Social Science, Self-Help, Psychology, Business & Economics, History
AuthorRichard Sennett
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight21.7 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2007-036415
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition22
Reviews"An inquiring, intelligent look at how the work of the hand informs the work of the mind."- New York Times Book Review (Editors'' Choice), "In The Craftsman [Sennett] compellingly explores the universe of skilled work, where ''the desire to do a job well done for its own sake'' still flourishes."�Brian C. Anderson, Wall Street Journal, "Richard Sennett is one of the most eminent and prolific sociologists in the Western world. . . . [His readers] are led gradually and effortlessly into a special world, only to find themselves enthralled by an author who stimulates and fascinates at every turn."-Daisaburo Hashizume, The American Interest, "In The Craftsman [Sennett] compellingly explores the universe of skilled work, where ''the desire to do a job well done for its own sake'' still flourishes."-Brian C. Anderson, Wall Street Journal, "This book challenges our thinking and understanding concerning how we create work and workplaces, and how we make social and political choices about what we produce and consume. Sennett reaches out to the craftsman in all of us."-James H. Dulebohn, People & Strategy, "As Richard Sennett makes clear in this lucid and compelling book, craftsmanship once connected people to their work by conferring pride and meaning. The loss of craftsmanship-and of a society that values it-has impoverished us in ways we have long forgotten but Sennett helps us understand."-Robert B. Reich, Professor of Public Policy, University of California at Berkeley, and author of Supercapitalism: The Transformation of Business, Democracy, and Everyday Life, "As Richard Sennett makes clear in this lucid and compelling book, craftsmanship once connected people to their work by conferring pride and meaning. The loss of craftsmanship�and of a society that values it�has impoverished us in ways we have long forgotten but Sennett helps us understand."�Robert B. Reich, Professor of Public Policy, University of California at Berkeley, and author of Supercapitalism: The Transformation of Business, Democracy, and Everyday Life, "I am confident that as Sennett continues his quest to make sense of life and work, those of us who study the digital age will find it worthwhile to pay more attention to his body of work."�Siva Vaidhyanathan, The Chronicle Review, "In The Craftsman [Sennett] compellingly explores the universe of skilled work, where ''the desire to do a job well done for its own sake'' still flourishes."-Brian C. Anderson, Wall Street Journal, "Richard Sennett is one of the most eminent and prolific sociologists in the Western world. . . . [His readers] are led gradually and effortlessly into a special world, only to find themselves enthralled by an author who stimulates and fascinates at every turn."�Daisaburo Hashizume, The American Interest, "As Richard Sennett makes clear in this lucid and compelling book, craftsmanship once connected people to their work by conferring pride and meaning. The loss of craftsmanship-and of a society that values it-has impoverished us in ways we have long forgotten but Sennett helps us understand."-Robert B. Reich, Professor of Public Policy, University of California at Berkeley, and author ofSupercapitalism: The Transformation of Business, Democracy, and Everyday Life, "This book challenges our thinking and understanding concerning how we create work and workplaces, and how we make social and political choices about what we produce and consume. Sennett reaches out to the craftsman in all of us."James H. Dulebohn,People & Strategy, "In The Craftsman [Sennett] compellingly explores the universe of skilled work, where 'the desire to do a job well done for its own sake' still flourishes."-Brian C. Anderson, Wall Street Journal, "An inquiring, intelligent look at how the work of the hand informs the work of the mind."�New York Times Book Review (Editors'' Choice), Richard Sennett is the winner of the 2010 Spinoza Prize, sponsored by the International Spinoza Award Foundation, "As Richard Sennett makes clear in this lucid and compelling book, craftsmanship once connected people to their work by conferring pride and meaning. The loss of craftsmanship-and of a society that values it-has impoverished us in ways we have long forgotten but Sennett helps us understand."-Robert B. Reich, Professor of Public Policy, University of California at Berkeley, and author of "Supercapitalism: The Transformation of Business, Democracy, and Everyday Life" -- Robert B. Reich, "An inquiring, intelligent look at how the work of the hand informs the work of the mind."- New York Times Book Review (Editors' Choice), "This book challenges our thinking and understanding concerning how we create work and workplaces, and how we make social and political choices about what we produce and consume. Sennett reaches out to the craftsman in all of us."�James H. Dulebohn, People & Strategy, "I am confident that as Sennett continues his quest to make sense of life and work, those of us who study the digital age will find it worthwhile to pay more attention to his body of work."-Siva Vaidhyanathan, The Chronicle Review
Dewey Decimal601
SynopsisIn his most ambitious book to date, Richard Sennett offers an original perspective on craftsmanship and its close connections to work and ethical values, Craftsmanship, says Richard Sennett, names the basic human impulse to do a job well for its own sake, and good craftsmanship involves developing skills and focusing on the work rather than ourselves. The computer programmer, the doctor, the artist, and even the parent and citizen all engage in a craftsman's work. In this thought-provoking book, Sennett explores the work of craftsmen past and present, identifies deep connections between material consciousness and ethical values, and challenges received ideas about what constitutes good work in today's world. The Craftsman engages the many dimensions of skill--from the technical demands to the obsessive energy required to do good work. Craftsmanship leads Sennett across time and space, from ancient Roman brickmakers to Renaissance goldsmiths to the printing presses of Enlightenment Paris and the factories of industrial London; in the modern world he explores what experiences of good work are shared by computer programmers, nurses and doctors, musicians, glassblowers, and cooks. Unique in the scope of his thinking, Sennett expands previous notions of crafts and craftsmen and apprises us of the surprising extent to which we can learn about ourselves through the labor of making physical things. , Craftsmanship, says Richard Sennett, names the basic human impulse to do a job well for its own sake, and good craftsmanship involves developing skills and focusing on the work rather than ourselves. The computer programmer, the doctor, the artist, and even the parent and citizen all engage in a craftsman s work. In this thought-provoking book, Sennett explores the work of craftsmen past and present, identifies deep connections between material consciousness and ethical values, and challenges received ideas about what constitutes good work in today s world."The Craftsman" engages the many dimensions of skill from the technical demands to the obsessive energy required to do good work. Craftsmanship leads Sennett across time and space, from ancient Roman brickmakers to Renaissance goldsmiths to the printing presses of Enlightenment Paris and the factories of industrial London; in the modern world he explores what experiences of good work are shared by computer programmers, nurses and doctors, musicians, glassblowers, and cooks. Unique in the scope of his thinking, Sennett expands previous notions of crafts and craftsmen and apprises us of the surprising extent to which we can learn about ourselves through the labor of making physical things."
LC Classification NumberBJ1498.S46 2008
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