Masters of Craft: Old Jobs in the New Urban Economy
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Masters of Craft: Old Jobs in the New Urban Economy
By (Author) Richard E. Ocejo
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
21st January 2019
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Urban communities
Social classes
331.794
Physical Properties
Paperback
368
Width 155mm, Height 235mm
Description
In today's new economy-in which "good" jobs are typically knowledge or technology based-many well-educated and culturally savvy young people are instead choosing to pursue traditionally low-status manual labor occupations as careers. Masters of Craft looks at the renaissance of four such trades: bartending, distilling, barbering, and butchering. In
Reviews
"Winner of the Max Weber Book Award, Organizations, Occupations, and Work Section of the American Sociological Association"
"Longlisted for the 2018 Spirited Awards Best New Book on Drinks, Culture, History, or Spirits, Tales of the Cocktail"
Author Bio
Richard E. Ocejo is associate professor of sociology at John Jay College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. His books include Upscaling Downtown: From Bowery Saloons to Cocktail Bars in New York City (Princeton).
