About the book
From the driveway mechanic to the backyard gardener, many diverse people are \"doing it themselves\" by building or repairing the stuff of their daily lives without the aid of experts. Do It Yourself uses Habermas’s colonization of the lifeworld as a frame and mobilizes Marx’s concepts of alienation and mystification to examine how social behaviors can be a conscious reply to a complex and fast-moving world, a nostalgia for simpler times past, or a just an economic impulse. Each main chapter is anchored by an extended empirical example: back-to-the-land, home-schooling, and self-government.
Editions of DIY: The Search for Control and Self-Reliance in the 21st Century
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- ISBN 9781136449482
- PDF
- ISBN 9781136449499
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From the driveway mechanic to the backyard gardener, many diverse people are \"doing it themselves\" by building or repairing the stuff of their daily lives without the aid of experts. Do It Yourself uses Habermas’s colonization of the lifeworld as a frame and mobilizes Marx’s concepts of alienation and mystification to examine how social behaviors can be a conscious reply to a complex and fast-moving world, a nostalgia for simpler times past, or a just an economic impulse. Each main chapter is anchored by an extended empirical example: back-to-the-land, home-schooling, and self-government.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is DIY: The Search for Control and Self-Reliance in the 21st Century about?
From the driveway mechanic to the backyard gardener, many diverse people are \"doing it themselves\" by building or repairing the stuff of their daily lives without the aid of experts. Do It Yourself uses Habermas’s colonization of the lifeworld as a frame and mobilizes Marx’s concepts of alienation and mystification to examine how social behaviors can be a conscious reply to a complex and fast-moving world, a nostalgia for simpler times past, or a just an economic impulse. Each main chapter is anchored by an extended empirical example: back-to-the-land, home-schooling, and self-government.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in DIY: The Search for Control and Self-Reliance in the 21st Century?
Society and Social Sciences > Sociology and anthropology > Sociology
Where can I read a sample of DIY: The Search for Control and Self-Reliance in the 21st Century?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781136449482
Is DIY: The Search for Control and Self-Reliance in the 21st Century part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series Framing 21st Century Social Issues
Who is/are the Author/s of the book DIY: The Search for Control and Self-Reliance in the 21st Century?
Kevin Wehr
Who is the Publisher of the book DIY: The Search for Control and Self-Reliance in the 21st Century?
Taylor and Francis
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
DIY: The Search for Control and Self-Reliance in the 21st Century is available as ebook(ISBN 9781136449482) and pdf(ISBN 9781136449499)