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Industrial Arts
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The Industrial Arts of India
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Industrial Arts Design
"Industrial Arts Design" by William H. Varnum is a practical guide for designing in wood, clay, base, and precious metals. It is intended for individual student use in high schools, normal schools, and colleges and as a reference book for elementary school teachers. Its more complex problems are intended as definite help to the industrial art designer or craftsman. The wood problems are treated with special reference to their adaptability to bench and cabinet work. The book has been written to fill a decided demand for a textbook that shall, without loss of time, directly apply well-recognized principles of general design to specific materials and problems encountered in the Industrial Arts.
The Instinct of Workmanship and the State of the Industrial Arts
One of the great thinkers of the early 20th century, American economist and sociologist THORSTEIN BUNDE VEBLEN (1857-1929) is best remembered for coining the phrase "conspicuous consumption." This 1914 volume is considered by some Veblen's most important work, showcasing the underpinnings of his theories and speculations. Here, Veblen explores... . the battle between instinct and habit . how instinct shaped primitive technologies . how modern industrial arts reflect a collective instinct . the technology of the "predatory culture" . the differences between "peaceable ownership" and the "competitive system" . and more. ALSO FROM COSIMO: Veblen's The Vested Interests and the Common Man, The Theory of Business Enterprise, Imperial Germany and the Industrial Revolution, An Inquiry into the Nature of Peace and the Terms of Its Perpetuation, and The Engineers and the Price System
