American plastic : a cultural history
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American plastic : a cultural history
Rutgers University Press, c1995
- : cloth
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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: cloth ISBN 9780813522340
Description
Winner of the 1996 Dexter Prize from the Society for the History of Technology and a 1996 Choice Outstanding Academic Book i?1/2A splendid history of plastic. The book is authoritative, thorough, interdisciplinary, and intriguing. . . [Meikle] traces the course of plastics from 19thaEURO"century celluloid and the fist wholly synthetic bakelite, in 1907, through the proliferation of compounds (vinyls, acrylics, polystyrene, nylon, etc.) and recent ecological concerns. . . .Interested readers of whatever predisposition will likely enjoy this comprehensive and thoughtful treatise.i?1/2aEURO" Publishers Weekly i?1/2A landmark account. . . . He combines a firstaEURO"rate technological history with a most impressive cultural analysis of how plastics evolved from a material surrounded by utopian expectations to a material epitomizing inferiority and eventually to a part of everyday life. . . . One of the most significant works ever written in the history of American technology and culture.i?1/2 aEURO" Nature i?1/2[A] truly outstanding work . . . here is a work of intellectual strength written with great literary style. . . . This significant work is likely to be widely cited in academic circles, defining the field for a generation of readers. Don't let it pass you by! An extraordinary contribution, for all levels of readers.i?1/2aEURO" Choice i?1/2This is real interdisciplinary work, roaming in focus, adaptive in method.i?1/2aEURO" Journal of American History i?1/2This scholarly and comprehensive work . . . is nontechnical and emphasizes the social and cultural impact of plastics. . . . Highly recommended for anyone with an interest in understanding contemporary society.i?1/2aEURO" Library Journal
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: pbk ISBN 9780813522357
Description
A history of plastics in America from 19th century celluloid to the first wholly synthetic bakelite, through to a proliferation of compounds and on to recent ecological concerns. Emphasis is on the social and cultural side of plastic use, rather than a technical approach.
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