Description
From an award-winning and internationally-renowned expert, a wonderfully illuminating romp through the world of manufacturing and its transformational influence on our lives – and the world around us.
We live in a manufactured world. Unless you are floating naked through space, you are right now in direct contact with multiple manufactured products. How often do we stop to think: where do the things we buy actually come from?
There exists a nearly invisible, awe-inspiring global system of manufacturing that enables virtually every aspect of our existence. The things we surround ourselves with – from everyday items like toilet roll and the clothing we wear to smartphones, bicycles and everything in between – take surprising and often mind-boggling journeys to reach us.
From mega-factory floors, engineering laboratories and seaports to distribution hubs, supermarkets and our own homes, Tim Minshall traces these journeys to reveal the hidden world of manufacturing. When this world operates as intended, it feels miraculous – but in recent years it has been increasingly debilitated, whether by pandemics, geopolitics or, most pertinently, the climate crisis it is so directly contributing to.
Charting how this world came to be, Your Life is Manufactured reveals the seismic impact manufacturing has had on our lives and the natural world, exploring how it could offer us a path to a truly sustainable, more equitable future. In doing so, Minshall grants us the ability to make better choices for ourselves, our communities and the planet.
