Design history : understanding theory and method

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    • Fallan, Kjetil

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Design history : understanding theory and method

Kjetil Fallan

Berg Publishers, c2010

  • : hbk.
  • : pbk.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [183]-200) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

: pbk. ISBN 9781847885371

Description

Design History has become a complex and wide-ranging discipline. It now examines artefacts from conception to development, production, mediation, and consumption. Over the last few decades, the discipline has developed a diverse range of theories and methodologies for the analysis of objects. Design History presents the most comprehensive overview and guide to these developments. The book first traces the development of the discipline, explaining how it draws from Art History, Industrial Design, Cultural History and Material Culture Studies. The core of the book then analyses the seminal methodologies used in Design History today. The final section highlights the key issues concerning knowledge and meaning in Design. Throughout, the aim is to present a concise and accessible introduction to this complex field. A map to the intellectual landscape of Design History, the book will be an invaluable guide for students and a very useful reference for scholars.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1: Historiography 2: Theory and Methodology 3: Epistemology Conclusion Bibliography Index
Volume

: hbk. ISBN 9781847885388

Description

Design History has become a complex and wide-ranging discipline. It now examines artefacts from conception to development, production, mediation, and consumption. Over the last few decades, the discipline has developed a diverse range of theories and methodologies for the analysis of objects. Design History presents the most comprehensive overview and guide to these developments. The book first traces the development of the discipline, explaining how it draws from Art History, Industrial Design, Cultural History and Material Culture Studies. The core of the book then analyses the seminal methodologies used in Design History today. The final section highlights the key issues concerning knowledge and meaning in Design. Throughout, the aim is to present a concise and accessible introduction to this complex field. A map to the intellectual landscape of Design History, the book will be an invaluable guide for students and a very useful reference for scholars.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1: Historiography 2: Theory and Methodology 3: Epistemology Conclusion Bibliography Index

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Details

  • NCID
    BB03270636
  • ISBN
    • 9781847885388
    • 9781847885371
  • LCCN
    2009048433
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    New York
  • Pages/Volumes
    xix, 207 p.
  • Size
    20 cm
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