"The Hand at the heart of craft" - Bruce Metcalf
"1.2 The Hand and the Machine" & "4.0 Processes We do not see" - Stephan Kieran and James Timberlake
"The Workmanship of Risk and the Workmanship of Certainty" - David Pye
All three of these readings share the importance of making things by hand.
I found an article online mostly talking about India craftsmanship but at the beginning of the article, it goes into depth about what is a handcraft and the importance of it.
http://www.india-crafts.com/business-reports/indian-handicraft-industry/handicraft-introduction.htm
I did like the opening statement: "Handicrafts are unique expressions and represent a culture, tradition and heritage of a country. The Handicraft Industry is one of the important productive sector. Various attempts have been made to define this broad and diversified industry. The following definition strives to cover diversity and complexity of Handicraft Industry."
It really doesn't matter what area or background you come from, what you make by hand really defines your culture.
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