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Craft and the Creative Economy
S. Luckman
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Description for Craft and the Creative Economy
Paperback. Craft and the Creative Economy examines the place of craft and making in the contemporary cultural economy, with a distinctive focus on the ways in which this creative sector is growing exponentially as a result of online shopfronts and home-based micro-enterprise, 'mumpreneurialism' and downshifting, and renewed demand for the handmade. Num Pages: 187 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AB; JFSR; JHBL; KJE; KJVS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 258.
Craft and the Creative Economy examines the place of craft and making in the contemporary cultural economy, with a distinctive focus on the ways in which this creative sector is growing exponentially as a result of online shopfronts and home-based micro-enterprise, 'mumpreneurialism' and downshifting, and renewed demand for the handmade.
Craft and the Creative Economy examines the place of craft and making in the contemporary cultural economy, with a distinctive focus on the ways in which this creative sector is growing exponentially as a result of online shopfronts and home-based micro-enterprise, 'mumpreneurialism' and downshifting, and renewed demand for the handmade.
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
257g
Number of Pages
187
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349485864
SKU
V9781349485864
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About S. Luckman
Susan Luckman is Professor in Cultural Studies at the University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia. She is the author of Locating Cultural Work (2012), and co-editor of Sonic Synergies (2008), an anthology on creative music cultures and the global economy.
Reviews for Craft and the Creative Economy
Craft and the Creative Economy offers a fresh look at contemporary craft entrepreneurs and gives an overview of the main conceptual debates behind the raised profile of craft and making as a new production and consumption trend. It also gives emphasis to the gendered aspect of this kind of entrepreneurialism as well as the role that online communication networks play ... Read more