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Retro : the culture of revival / Elizabeth E. Guffey.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Guffey, Elizabeth E.
- Series:
- FOCI
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Popular culture--History.
- Popular culture.
- Memory--Social aspects.
- Memory.
- Nostalgia.
- Clothing and dress--Social aspects.
- Clothing and dress.
- Fashion--Social aspects.
- Fashion.
- Design--History.
- Design.
- Retromarketing.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (191 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- London : Reaktion Books, 2006.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Drawing upon a wealth of original research and entertaining anecdotal material, Guffey unearths the roots of the term "retro" and chronicles its evolving manifestations in culture and art throughout the last century.
- Contents:
- Retro Cover; Imprint Page; Contents; INTRODUCTION Remembering When We Were Modern; ONE When Art Nouveau Became New Again; TWO Moderne Times; THREE Fabricated Fifties; FOUR The Lure of Yesterday's Tomorrows; Epilogue; References; Select Bibliography and Filmography; Acknowledgements; Photo Acknowledgements;
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-[183]).
- ISBN:
- 9786612263989
- 9781282263987
- 1282263986
- 9781861894762
- 1861894767
- OCLC:
- 437107829
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