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The Art of Objects : The Birth of Italian Industrial Culture, 1878-1928

"Presenting a cultural history of early Italian industrialism, The Art of Objects is a cutting-edge investigation of Italy's industrial culture at the turn of the 20th century, set against the political, social, and intellectual background of post-unification Italy. By adopting the unusual...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Cottini, Luca
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 2018.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Cover; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 At the Origin of Italian Industrialism; 2 Timepieces and Italian Modern Times; 3 Industrial Photographs and the Fictional Vision; 4 Bicycles and the Moving Body of the Nation; 5 Gramophones, Radio, and the New Languages of Sound; 6 Cigarettes and Smoke: The Modern Lightness of Being; 7 Toys, Clothes, Furniture, and the Aesthetic Power of Play; 8 The Industrial Laboratory of Italian Modernity; Notes; Works Cited; Index; Colour plates follow page 180.