Return of the Artisan
how america went from industrial to handmade
$74.48
- Hardcover
224 pages
- Release Date
4 October 2022
Summary
The Artisan Revolution: How COVID-19 Sparked a New Era of Making
Discover the evolution of the artisanal movement from the fringes of the 1970s to the spike of domesticity—home-cooking, gardening, and DIY crafting—caused by COVID-19 and what it means for the future of work and American culture.
In the 1950s, America was a world of immaculate grocery stores, brightly packaged consumer goods, relentless big brand advertising, homes that were much too clean, an…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781982143978 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1982143975 |
| Author: | Grant McCracken |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Imprint: | Simon Element |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 4 October 2022 |
| Weight: | 365g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 25mm |
About The Author
Grant McCracken
Grant McCracken is a cultural anthropologist. He holds a PhD from the University of Chicago. He was the founder of the Institute of Contemporary Culture at the Royal Ontario Museum, and a cofounder of the Artisanal Economies Project. Grant has taught at Harvard, the University of Cambridge, and MIT. He advises a wide variety of companies and individuals, including Google, Netflix, Nike, the Ford Foundation, Kanye West, the Boston Book Festival, and the White House. He lives in Connecticut with his wife and three cats.
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