Architect or Bee?: The Human Price of Technology

Mike Cooley

ISBN 10: 0851248497 / ISBN 13: 9780851248493

Published by Spokesman Books, 2015

May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0851248497I4N00

Synopsis:

Mike Cooley's pioneering introduction to socially useful production and human-centred manufacturing systems, with a new foreword by the General Secretary of the TUC, herself an advocate of the lessons of the Lucas Plan for alternative production priorities. Years ahead of its time, Architect or Bee? is essential reading for all those seeking a

Review: 'A bee puts to shame many an architect in the construction of its cells; but what distinguishes the worst of architects from the best of bees is namely this. The architect will construct in his imagination that which he will ultimately erect in reality. At the end of every labour process, we get that which existed in the consciousness of the labourer at its commencement.' - Karl Marx, Kapital // 'Challenges the power of the machine' - New Society // 'Essential reading' - New Statesman

Bibliographic Details

Title: Architect or Bee?: The Human Price of ...
Publisher: Spokesman Books
Publication Date: 2015
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: 2nd Edition