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Real Thing Imitation and Authenticity in American Culture, 1880-1940
by Orvell, Miles, Trachtenberg, Alan
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- Comments: This item is fairly worn, but continues to work perfectly. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn corners, bends, tears, small stains, and partial water damage. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing, if applicable. Pages may include excessive notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Satisfaction Guaranteed.
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- ISBN-13: 9780807842461
- ISBN: 080784246X
- Publication Date: 1989
- Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
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SUMMARY
This is a perceptive study of the relationship between technology and culture. Orvell discusses Whitman and his world, then considers material culture, photography, and literature. Among the cultural figures discussed are writers Henry James, John Dos Passos, and James Agee; photographers Alfred Stieglitz and Margaret Bourke-White; and architect-designers Gustav Stickley and Frank Lloyd Wright. A witty essay on the significance of junk in the 1930s concludes the book.Orvell, Miles is the author of 'Real Thing Imitation and Authenticity in American Culture, 1880-1940', published 1989 under ISBN 9780807842461 and ISBN 080784246X.
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