{"product_id":"the-organization-of-craft-work-9781138636668","title":"The Organization of Craft Work","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis edited book focuses on the organization and meaning of craft work in contemporary society. It considers the relationship between craft and place and how this enables the construction of a meaningful relationship with objects of production and consumption. The book explores the significance of raw materials, the relationship between the body, the crafted object and the mind, and the importance of skill, knowledge and learning in the making process. Through this, it raises important questions about the role of craft in facing future challenges by challenging the logic of globalized production and consumption.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Organization of Craft Work\u003c\/em\u003e encompasses international analyses from the United States, France, Italy, Australia, Canada, the UK and Japan involving a diverse range of sectors, including brewing, food and wine production, clothing and shoe making, and perfumery. The book will be of interest to students and academic researchers in organization studies, market\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The rise of artisanal and craft production is an extraordinary feature of contemporary consumption and employment. Whether a cynical branding exercise or a more profound nostalgic rediscovery of authentic labour this wonderfully timely book offers important new critical insights into craft work.\" \u003cstrong\u003e–Tim Strangleman, Professor of Sociology, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK. Author of \u003ci\u003eVoices of Guinness: An Oral History of Park Royal\u003c\/i\u003e, Oxford University Press\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is an important addition to the understanding of what craft means in the 21st century. The warm feeling generated by Sennett’s book should certainly make us look carefully at the enduring impact of this turn, to distinguish reality from hope.\" \u003cstrong\u003e-Kevin Murray, Garland Magazine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Understanding contemporary craft work\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmma Bell, Maria Laura Toraldo, Scott Taylor and Gianluigi Mangia\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Craft in Japan\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobin Holt and Yutaka Yamauchi\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2. Crafted in America: from culture to profession\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShelby Solomon and Blake Mathias\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3. Wine, the authenticity taste regime and rendering craft\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJennifer Smith Maguire\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4. Organising the home as making space: crafting scale, identity, and boundary contestation \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSusan Luckman and Jane Andrew\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5. Smells like craft spirit: craft as empowerment and social movement in niche perfumery\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClaus Noppeney and Nada Endrissat\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6. Deploying social memory for international recognition: the role of place and tradition in an Italian silk tie maker\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaria Laura Toraldo, Stefano Consiglio and Gianluigi Mangia\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7. Back to the brewster: craft brewing, gender and the dialectical interplay of retraditionalisation and innovation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChris Land, Neil Sutherland and Scott Taylor\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8. Craft as a contested term: meaning diversities between entrepreneurs and consumers in the craft-brewing industry\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNadine Waehning, Maria Karampela and Juho Pesonen\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9. Making livelihoods within communities of practice: the place of guild organisations in the craft sector\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNicola J. Thomas and Doreen Jakob\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10. The cordwainers lair: contingency in bespoke shoemaking\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert Ott\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e11. Craft as resistance: a conversation about craftivism, embodied enquiry and craft-based methodologies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnn Rippin and Sheena J. Vachhani\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e12. Being maker-centric: making as method for self-organization and achieving craft impact in local communities and economies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFiona Hackney, Deirdre Figueiredo, Laura Onions, Gavin Rogers and Jana Milovanovic\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e13. Reflecting on the relationship between craft and history: perspectives, resources and contemporary implications\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichard Blundel\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50577837097303,"sku":"9781138636668","price":128.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781138636668.jpg?v=1746096881","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-organization-of-craft-work-9781138636668","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}