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Tinkering

Paperback • 2017 • 1. edition

Tinkering

By Katherine Wilson

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About the book

"Smart, relevant and witty. Part page-turning narrative, part provocative argument, this is cultural criticism at its best." - Jeff Sparrow At a time when the labour market is failing as a source of security and identity for many, domestic tinkering is emerging as a legitimate vocation, in ways we haven't seen since pre-industrial times. Practices of repair, crafting, invention, building and improvising that take place in Australia's sheds, backyards, paddocks, kitchens and home-workshops are be...Show more

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9781925495478

Publisher

Monash University Publishing

Published year

2017

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1

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Tinkering

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Paperback

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