Esta obra demonstra como a escravidatilde;o determinou o desprezo pelos "ofiacute;cios mecacirc;nicos" no Brasil na eacute;poca do Brasil Colocirc;nia e Impeacute;rio; quando; apoacute;s a aboliccedil;atilde;o da escravatura; ningueacute;m queria exercer atividades consideradas "coisas de escravos". Assim; a aprendizagem de ofiacute;cios acabou sendo imposta a quem natilde;o tinha meios de resistir; reforccedil;ando esse desvalor. Apresenta uma anaacute;lise das instituiccedil;otilde;es dedicadas ao ensino de ofiacute;cios: liceus de artes e ofiacute;cios; arsenais militares; asilos; propiciando ao leitor conhecer as propostas dos intelectuais do Impeacute;rio a respeito da aprendizagem profissional e seus esperados efeitos moralizantes. Juntamente com os tiacute;tulos O ENSINO DE OFIacute;CIOS NOS PRIMOacute;RDIOS DA INDUSTRIALIZACcedil;Atilde;O e O ENSINO PROFISSIONAL NA IRRADIACcedil;Atilde;O DO INDUSTRIALISMO; integra a trilogia do mesmo autor; Luiz Antocirc;nio Cunha; professor titular de Educaccedil;atilde;o Brasileira da UFRJ; que trata de minucioso levantamento histoacute;rico da educaccedil;atilde;o profissional no Brasil desde o periacute;odo escravocrata ateacute; o ensino profissional na virada do seacute;culo. (Co-ediccedil;atilde;o: Flacso)
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110 of 119 people found the following review helpful. I wanted to like it but ....By BexI am a Prince fan from wayyyy back in the day - I saw him on Midnight Special in his thigh-high boots and long coat and was just mesmerized. Have seen him three times in concert and love his music. I love learning about the man behind the music precisely because he IS so enigmatic. I read a snippet of this book in an online magazine and was intrigued and so I bought it.Pretty much wish I hadnt because it was just a jumble of words and it felt like the author was working extra hard to make all the connections he wanted to prove out. Thing is; I agree with this premise - Prince IS an icon; no question. But this book felt like he was pulling way too many disparate pieces together and it really didnt add up.The writing was; in a word; abominable. Just atrocious. Big words thrown in for the sake of having big words in there; whole pages that meandered way the hell off topic (even though I could see what he was trying to do; the execution of same failed big time) - Im not an English teacher but this whole thing made me want to whip out the red pen and start editing. I found the poor writing took away from what focus Toure intended to bring.What did I learn about Prince that I didnt know before? Not a lot; sadly. And perhaps thats because theres so few he allows in that what does show is all there is he will ALLOW to show. The part about his former lovers spilling the beans? Eww. (Does this make me old? Could be but it just made me feel all oogy. Like; I didnt want to really know that.) Some of it was gossip (albeit sourced gossip) and some was really pointless.The most interesting piece of the book was about how Prince felt "called" to create this music and it flows through him almost to the point where its become an obsession that he feels he cant stop. The connections between sexuality and spirituality were also interesting and I felt that could have been expanded more because its truly the two sides of one coin that is Prince.This really could have been an interesting look at how Prince became PRINCE-THE ICON and represented a real shift in music at the same time as a lot of other sea changes were going on. Instead; it felt pieced together with very loose stitching; so poorly written that it became a distraction to me (who actually made it through the entire Twilight series with only a few twitches!) and just a big; jumbly mess. A good editor would have tightened this up and given it a better and more fluid focus.Sorry to slag on Toure - Ive not read anything else by him and Ill probably check more out to see if maybe this subject didnt bring out his best. I really wanted to like it.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Worst Book On Prince; Ever-- D-!By VintageBookLoverOur review in short.Like many Prince fans; I too; like to collect informational biographies about him; but; unfortunatelythis book does not deliver on any level.I would have asked for money back; but I (bought it used and ) basically only paid for shipping;which; after having read this monstrosity; I actually feel was still too much.reading this book; it clearly comes from someone who was more interested in publishing; than sharing their admiration for the artist.Prince fans will be very disappointed in this book. There is basically no new information and the authors point of view yields the worstliterary presentation; ever.Overall this book is definitely Not one that is worth seeking out for your collection.Our grade: D- or just under 1Star!0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Excellent book about a star misunderstood in an era of change.By TeresaThis was a super book. It grabbed my attention and kept me reading. The author did an excellent job describing situations that occurred and how Prince handled them differently then most stars from that era. The language was a little more vulgar then I was prepared for. I suppose though if you listen to princes music then vulgar themes are not something you should be shocked by; but to use such terms in written language and not in the context of music was a little awkward. It was written with a tabloid type style. It was still a really good book. It was informative and I learned many things I did not know. There were many things looking back on my earlier years that I just never put together; but thanks to this book I can put it together now. I am really glad I made this purchase. This is a book that sparked in interest and I have a feeling I will be reading it multiple times.
