Twentieth century design / Jonathan M. Woodham.

Main entry:

Woodham, Jonathan M.

Title & Author:

Twentieth century design / Jonathan M. Woodham.

Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1997.

Description:

288 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm

Series:

Oxford history of art

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 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.

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.

Resources:
Publisher description
Contributor biographical information
Table of contents

ISBN:

0192842471
9780192842473
0192842048 (pbk.)
9780192842046 (pbk.)

Subject:

Design History 20th century.
Design Histoire 20e siècle.
Design.
Vormgeving.

Form/genre:

History.

Added entries:

Oxford history of art.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 133080
Call No.: NK1390.W59 (ID:97-B2897)
Status: Available

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