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Artifacts from modern America /
This book examines how material objects of the 20th century, ranging from articles of clothing to tools and weapons, communication devices, and toys and games, reflect dominant ideas and testify to the ways social change happens.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Santa Barbara, California :
Greenwood, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC,
[2018]
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| Colección: | Daily life through artifacts.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- How to evaluate artifacts
- Chronology of events
- Part I. Communications
- Brownie Camera
- Eversharp Fountain Pen
- Princess Telephone
- Remington Typewriter
- Sony TR-610 Radio
- TRS-80 Computer
- Part II. Cooking, food, and drink
- Bob's Big Boy
- Cellophane
- Coffee percolator
- Kelvinator Microwave Radarange
- Telescoping shopping cart
- Part III. Entertainment
- Atari 2600 Video Game Console
- Ian Fleming paperback
- Portable Gramophone
- Superman Comic Book
- Part IV. Grooming, clothing, and accessories
- Drene Shampoo
- Lorna Doone patched blue jeans
- Maidenform Bra
- Max Factor Lipstick
- Nike Waffle Trainer
- Schick Electric Razor
- Part V. Health and medicine
- Antibiotics Penicillin Sampel
- Art Deco ashtray
- Custer Electric Wheelchair
- Enovid Birth Control Pill
- Part VI. Household items
- Air conditioner
- Hoover Vacuum Cleaner
- Moonshine still
- Refrigerator
- Part Vii. Political and civic life
- Environmental movement buttons
- Gay pride button
- Instructional voting machine
- Let Women Vote literature bag
- Rosa Parks bus
- Part VIII. Religion
- Muhammad Ali robes
- National Workmen's Jewish rights ribbon
- The Bible story
- Part IX. Tools and weapons
- Electric chair
- Fordson Tractor
- Police revolver
- World War I children's gas mask
- Part X. Transportation
- Trav-l-Coach House Trailer
- Boeing 367 Dash 80 Airplane
- Gas ration card
- Ken Kesey's Merry Prankster Bus
- Lunar Orbiter
- Pullman Car
- Schwinn Starlet Bicycle.