{"product_id":"making-is-connecting-david-gauntlett-9781509513475","title":"Making Is Connecting: The Social Power of Creativity, from Craft and Knitting to Digital Everything","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSECOND UPDATED EDITION, WITH THREE ALL-NEW CHAPTERS \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe first edition of \u003ci\u003eMaking is Connecting\u003c\/i\u003e struck a chord with crafters, YouTubers, makers, music producers, artists and coders alike. David Gauntlett argues that through making things, people engage with the world and create connections with each other. Online and offline, we see that people want to make their mark, and to make connections.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis shift from a 'sit-back-and-be-told culture' to a 'making-and-doing culture' means that a vast array of people are exchanging their own ideas, videos, and other creative material online, as well as engaging in real-world crafts, music projects, and hands-on experiences. Drawing on evidence from psychology, politics, philosophy, and economics, Gauntlett shows that this everyday creative engagement is necessary and essential for the happiness and survival of modern societies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis fully revised second edition includes many new sections as well as three brand new chapters on creative processes, do-it-yourself strategies, and platforms for creativity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Gauntlett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1509513477\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781509513475\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Polity Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/03\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.75d","brand":"David Gauntlett","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44311334453503,"sku":"9781509513475","price":78.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f72fc403-16f5-45c0-872c-4355b5089daf.jpg?v=1695722280","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/making-is-connecting-david-gauntlett-9781509513475","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}