The Craftsman

With this volume, author and sociologist Sennett, launches a three-book examination of "material culture," asking "what the process of making concrete things reveals to us about ourselves." Sennett looks at the evolution of craftsmanship and the historical forces which have stultified it, how it's learned in the areas it still thrives (among scientists, artists, cooks, computer programmers and others), and issues of quality and ability (skill, not talent, makes a craftsman). Sennett's learned but inclusive prose proves entirely readable, and the breadth of his curiosity-delving into the minds behind the Manhattan project, touring Soviet suburbs, examining the methods of Julia Childs-take him in a number of fascinating directions.

• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300151195
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