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$18.00
Jul 26, 2005 | ISBN 9780143035572
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Jul 26, 2005 | ISBN 9781101174944
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Praise
“Rose is saying something profound about democracy.” —Howard Zinn, author of A People’s History of the United States
“Eloquent tribute to our working men and women. It knocked me out.” —Studs Terkel
“Uplifting… shows a rare capacity to weave together elements of autobiography with the role of class in American education.” —Houston Chronicle
“An excellent corrective to the limited way that many of us understand intelligence.” —Newsday
“Rose wants to redeem [physical work]…he succeeds mightily.” —San Francisco Chronicle
“Clear. Compelling. A celebration of blue-collar laborers; a family memoir; a learned treatise about different kinds of intelligence.” —Steve Weinberg, member of the National Book Critics Circle, The Denver Post
“There’s no condescension, pity, or sappy moralizing. You can’t help but have an increased respect for the mental part of labor.” —The Miami Herald
“A groundbreaking study…Extraordinarily moving, never dogmatic. Rose’s book puts an important piece of the U.S.’s social puzzle in bold relief.” —Publishers Weekly
“This book is brilliant, exciting, and essential…” —Michael B. Katz, author of The Undeserving Poor
“Thanks to Mike Rose’s impressive eye, the accomplishments of these workers are now visible.” —Howard Gardner, author of Changing Minds
“Like Walt Whitman, Mike Rose celebrates the many forms that intelligence can take in a democracy.” —David Tyack, Vida Jacks Professor of Education, Stanford University, author of Seeking Common Ground
“My everyday encounters with waitresses, electricians and handymen have been magically enriched since I read The Mind at Work.” —Barbara Garson, author of All the Livelong Day: The Meaning and Demeaning of Routine Work
Table Of Contents
Preface to the 10th anniversary edition xi
Introduction: Mind and Work xxxiii
The Working Life of a Waitress 1
Styling Hair 31
The Intelligence of Plumbing 56
A Vocabulary of Carpentry 67
Reflective Technique: Electrical Wiring and Construction 100
Two Lives: A Welder and a Foreman 116
Rethinking Hand and Brain 141
Hand and Brain in School: The Paradox of Vocational Education 167
Conclusion: Working Life 195
Afterword: On Method 217
Acknowledgments 225
Notes 229
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