{"product_id":"a-world-of-work-imagined-manuals-for-real-jobs-paperback-softback-9780801456855","title":"A World of Work; Imagined Manuals for Real Jobs (Paperback \/ softback) 9780801456855","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA World of Work\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eImagined Manuals for Real Jobs\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eIlana M. Gershon (Edited by), Jean Lave (Afterword by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780801456855\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 5 June 2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e248 pages, 12 halftones - 12 Halftones, black and white\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEver wondered what it would be like to be a street magician in Paris? \u003c\/b\u003eA fish farmer in Norway? A costume designer in Bollywood? This playful and accessible look at different types of work around the world delivers a wealth of information and advice about a wide array of jobs and professions. The value of this book is twofold: For young people or middle-aged people who are undecided about their career paths and feel constrained in their choices, \u003ci\u003eA World of Work\u003c\/i\u003e offers an expansive vision. For ethnographers, this book offers an excellent example of using the practical details of everyday life to shed light on larger structural issues.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEach chapter in this collection of ethnographic fiction could be considered a job manual. Yet not any typical job manual—to do justice to the ways details about jobs are conveyed in culturally specific ways, the authors adopt a range of voices and perspectives. One chapter is written as though it was a letter from an older sister counseling her brother on how to be a doctor in Malawi. Another is framed as a eulogy for a well-loved village magistrate in Papua New Guinea who may have been killed by sorcery.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeneath the novelty of the examples are some serious messages that Ilana Gershon highlights in her introduction. These ethnographies reveal the connection between work and culture, the impact of societal values on the conditions of employment. Readers will be surprised at how much they can learn about an entire culture by being given the chance to understand just one occupation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eby Ilana Gershon\u003c\/i\u003e1. Letter to a Young Malawian Doctor\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eby Claire Wendland and Chiwoza Bandawe\u003c\/i\u003e2. What You Need to Know to Be a Fish Farmer in West Norway\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eby Marianne Elisabeth Lien and John Law\u003c\/i\u003e3. How to Be a Magician in Paris\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eby Graham M. Jones with Loïc Marquet\u003c\/i\u003e4. Being a Village Court Magistrate in Papua New Guinea\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eby Melissa Demian\u003c\/i\u003e5. The Chaplain: Being a Physician of the Soul in a Secular Age\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eby Winnifred Fallers Sullivan and Christopher Swift\u003c\/i\u003e6. Being a Crime Scene Technician in Sweden\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eby Corinna Kruse\u003c\/i\u003e7. Playing Piano without a Piano in Bolivia\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eby Michelle Bigenho\u003c\/i\u003e8. Making Do in Perpetual Crisis: How to Be a Journalist in Buryatia\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eby Kathryn E. Graber\u003c\/i\u003e9. How to Be a Professional Organizer in the United States\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eby Carrie M. Lane\u003c\/i\u003e10. The Character in Question: How to Design Film Costumes in India\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eby Lovleen Bains and Clare Wilkinson\u003c\/i\u003e11. Reflections from a Life on the Line: How to Be a Factory Worker\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eby Caitrin Lynch and Warren Chamberlain\u003c\/i\u003e12. How to Be a Cell Phone Repair Technician\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eby Amanda Kemble, Briel Kobak, Joshua A. Bell, and Joel Kuipers\u003c\/i\u003e13. Becoming a Professional Wrestler in Mexico City\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eby Heather Levi\u003c\/i\u003e14. The Pains and Peaks of Being a Ballerina in London\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eby Helena Wulff\u003c\/i\u003eAfterword\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eby Jean Lave\u003c\/i\u003eList of Contributors\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"ILR Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52685326909720,"sku":"9780801456855","price":18.37,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-world-of-work-imagined-manuals-for-real-jobs-paperback-softback-9780801456855","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}