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Kitsch!: Cultural Politics and Taste
Hardback
Main Details
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Kitsch!: Cultural Politics and Taste
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Ruth Holliday
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By (author) Tracey Potts
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Hardback | | Pages:288 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 138 |
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| Category/Genre | Art and design styles - from c 1960 to now |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780719066153
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| Classifications | Dewey:709.04013 |
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| Audience | | Tertiary Education (US: College) | | Professional & Vocational | |
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| Illustrations |
Illustrations, black & white|Illustrations, colour
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Manchester University Press
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| Imprint |
Manchester University Press
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| Publication Date |
1 September 2012 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
From bottle gardens, batman and the bachelor pad to garden gnomes and monogamy spray, this book uses a range of objects to explore the meanings and uses of kitsch. An accessible, comprehensive introduction for students and informed readers, it adds to debates on taste in cultural theory and sociology and provides a review of the literature. -- .
Author Biography
Ruth Holliday is Professor of Gender and Culture in the Centre for Interdisciplinary Gender Studies at the University of Leeds|Tracey Potts is Lecturer in Critical Theory and Cultural Studies at the University of Nottingham -- .
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