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DeMello, Margo.
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Occupations -- Miscellanea.
Job descriptions -- Encyclopedias.
Cultural awareness -- Miscellanea.
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DeMello, Margo.
Occupations -- Miscellanea.
Job descriptions -- Encyclopedias.
Cultural awareness -- Miscellanea.
MARC Display
On the
job
: an
encyclopedia
of
unique
occupations
around
the
world
/ Margo DeMello.
by
DeMello, Margo.
ABC-CLIO, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, 2021.
Call #:
306.36 D376o
Subjects
Occupations
-- Miscellanea.
Job
descriptions -- Encyclopedias.
Cultural awareness -- Miscellanea.
ISBN:
9781440863509 (hc.)
Alternate title:
Encyclopedia
of
unique
occupations
around
the
world
Edition:
1st ed.
Description:
295 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Summary:
"It's not surprising that the first question we are asked by strangers often has to do with what we do for a living. It's another way of asking, Who are you, and what are you about? But what happens when the answer to that question is I am a gondolier or I am an Instagram influencer? This book tries to answer that question, focusing on approximately 100 unusual
occupations
around
the
world
. Arranged alphabetically, entries define the jobs and detail their historical, social, and cultural significance. Entries also examine where the
job
is located, how it came to be, how people get into the position, and what the economic and future outlook is for that
job
. While the entries focus on contemporary jobs, the
encyclopedia
also includes sidebars, which highlight
unique
jobs from history, to give the reader a sense of how unusual (and often terrible!) some jobs once were. High school and undergraduate students will find this book useful in looking at cultures
around
the
world
."--From publisher.
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