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Maintenance

Maintenance

PhilosophyPolitics & Society
Pages
308
Published
2024
Language
English

Synopsis

This book offers a comprehensive overview of the civilizational importance of maintenance. It explores insights from maintaining sailboats, vehicles, and weapons, including the evolution of manufacturing precision, the role of manuals, military sustainment, and the fight against corrosion. The work invites readers to understand the impact of maintenance on daily life and why taking responsibility for maintaining anything, from a motorcycle to our planet, can be a radical act.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

InformativeIntellectualThought-ProvokingComplex

Genres

Philosophy Politics & Society Technology

About the author

S
Stewart Brand

Stewart Brand is an American writer and editor. He is widely recognized for his work on Maintenance, a book exploring the concept of upkeep and repair in various systems. Brand's writing often examines technology, ecology, and societal change.