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Twentieth century design / Jonathan M. Woodham.

By: Woodham, Jonathan M [author]

Series: Oxford history of artPublisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1997Description: 288 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0192842471; 0192842048 (pbk.)Subject(s): Design -- History -- 20th centuryDDC classification: 745.20904 LOC classification: NK1390 | .W59 1997Online resources: Publisher description | Contributor biographical information

Contents:

Towards the twentieth century -- Design and modernism -- Commerce, consumerism, and design -- Design and national identity -- The second World War: reconstruction and affluence -- Multinational corporations and global products -- Design promotion, profession, and management -- Pop to post-modernism: changing values -- Nostalgia, heritage, and design -- Design and social responsibility.

Summary: "A fresh look at the wider issues of design and industrial culture throughout Europe, Scandinavia, North America, and the Far East ... In the history which emerges design is clearly seen for what it is: the powerful and complex expression of aesthetic, social, economic, political, and technological forces."--Jacket.

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Includes index

Includes bibliographical references (p. 258-273) and index.

Towards the twentieth century --
Design and modernism --
Commerce, consumerism, and design --
Design and national identity --
The second World War: reconstruction and affluence --
Multinational corporations and global products --
Design promotion, profession, and management --
Pop to post-modernism: changing values --
Nostalgia, heritage, and design --
Design and social responsibility.

"A fresh look at the wider issues of design and industrial culture throughout Europe, Scandinavia, North America, and the Far East ... In the history which emerges design is clearly seen for what it is: the powerful and complex expression of aesthetic, social, economic, political, and technological forces."--Jacket.

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