Considering gender segregation, both implicit and explicit, this text explores the workplace and home by linking appliances and business equipment to their life in culture. The social, economic and sexual meanings of objects revealed through advertising, photo-journalism, film stills and an analysis of changing design styles. The text should appeal to those interested in advertising, industrial design, American studies or women's studies.
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Considering gender segregation, both implicit and explicit, this text explores the workplace and home by linking appliances and business equipment to their life in culture. The social, economic and sexual meanings of objects revealed through advertising, photo-journalism, film stills and an analysis of changing design styles. The text should appeal to those interested in advertising, industrial design, American studies or women's studies.
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Very Good. No Jacket. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. Very good used copy. Issued to accompany the museum's exhibition, 1993-94; over 40 color and over 100 b/w illustrations. color & b/w illus by Eulalie.
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Like New. Size: 10x8x0; Mechanical Brides: Women and Machines from Home to Office consider design history from the perspective of female users and consumers. The telephone, typewriter, washing machine, and electric iron have been central to the definition of 'women's work' in twentieth-century America. Cultural ideas about the duties and ambitions of women are reflected and reinforced by the ways appliances have been designed, marketed, used, and imagined. More than 40 illustrations in color and over 100 in black and white reveal the gender significance attached to seemingly neutral things.
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Like New. Size: 8x0x10; First Edition, First Printing. Hardly any sign of use with No Writing in text. Ships with tracking the same or next business day from New Haven, CT. We fully guarantee to ship the exact same item as listed and work hard to maintain our excellent customer service.
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