A World of Work : : Imagined Manuals for Real Jobs /

A World of Work : : Imagined Manuals for Real Jobs / / ed. by Ilana Gershon.

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Ever wondered what it would be like to be a street magician in Paris? A 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 val...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015
MitwirkendeR:
Bains, Lovleen,
Bandawe, Chiwoza,
Bell, Joshua A .,
Bigenho, Michelle,
Chamberlain, Warren,
Demian, Melissa,
Gershon, Ilana,
Graber, Kathryn E.,
Jones, Graham M.,
Kemble, Amanda,
Kobak, Briel,
Kruse, Corinna,
Kuipers, Joel,
Lane, Carrie M.,
Lave, Jean,
Law, John,
Levi, Heather,
Lien, Marianne Elisabeth,
Lynch, Caitrin,
Marquet, Loïc,
Sullivan, Winnifred Fallers,
Swift, Christopher,
Wendland, Claire,
Wilkinson, Clare,
Wulff, Helena,
HerausgeberIn:
Gershon, Ilana,
TeilnehmendeR:
Lave, Jean.
Place / Publishing House:Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2015]
©2015
Year of Publication:2015
Language:English
Online Access:
Physical Description:1 online resource (248 p.) :; 12 halftones
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. Letter to A Young Malawian Doctor
  • 2. What You Need to Know to Be a Fish Farmer in West Norway
  • 3. How to Be a Magician in Paris
  • 4. Being a Village Court Magistrate in Papua New Guinea
  • 5. The Chaplain. Being a Physician of the Soul in a Secular Age
  • 6. Being a Crime Scene Technician in Sweden
  • 7. Playing Piano Without a Piano in Bolivia
  • 8. Making Do in Perpetual Crisis: How to Be a Journalist in Buryatia
  • 9. How to be a Professional Organizer in the United States
  • 10. The Character in Question. How To Design Film Costumes In India
  • 11. Reflections from a Life on the Line. How To Be A Factory Worker
  • 12. How to Be a Cell Phone Repair Technician
  • 13. Becoming a Professional Wrestler in Mexico City
  • 14. The Pains and Peaks of Being a Ballerina in London
  • Afterword
  • Contributors

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