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Tools for Conviviality

Name: Tools for Conviviality
Author: Ivan Illich

by Ivan Illich

1973•Documentary•132 pages

Taste attributes: documentaryhistoricalfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricateglossybig & variedsocial commentaryempowerment/personal growth

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Boxlist takeA grounded, inventive non-fiction book, heavy rather than light. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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About This Book

Tools for Conviviality is a 1973 book by Ivan Illich about the proper use of technology. It was published only two years after his previous book Deschooling Society.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DocumentaryHistoricalSocial commentaryEmpowerment/personal growth

Subjects

Economic developmentIndustrializationIndustriesIndustrySocial aspectsSocial aspects of Economic developmentSocial aspects of IndustriesSocial aspects of Industry

Details

Author: Ivan Illich
Published: 1973
Pages: 132
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Source: Open Library

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