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Fish Sticks, Sports Bras, and Aluminum Cans
The Politics of Everyday Technologies
In Fish Sticks, Sports Bras, and Aluminum Cans, historian Paul R. Josephson explores the surprising origins, political contexts, and social meanings of ordinary objects. Drawing on archival materials, technical journals, interviews, and field research, this engaging collection of essays reveals the forces that shape (and are shaped by) everyday objects.
Ultimately, Josephson suggests that the most familiar and comfortable objects—sugar and aluminum, for example, which are inextricably tied together by their linked history of slavery and colonialism—may have the more astounding and troubling origins. Students of consumer studies and the history of technology, as well as scholars and general readers, will be captivated by Josephson's insights into the complex relationship between society and technology.
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Reviews
". . . At its best is original and instructive and compresses a great deal of technical material into a brief and readable form."—British Journal for the History of Science
". . . every chapter of this book offers surprising insights and is a pleasure to read – not only for academic readers or lecturers who might find the essays very suitable to discuss with students. The book will also be appreciated by a broader audience interested in learning more about the complex technological systems that are bound up in the artefacts surrounding us."—ICON
"Josephson draws readers into the complexities and fascinations of the study of technological history. A lively and provocative book."—David E. Nye, University of Southern Denmark, author of Technology Matters: Questions to Live With
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Paperback / softback | |
October 29, 2015 | |
9781421417837 | |
English | |
224 | |
8 b&w photos | |
9.00 Inches (US) | |
6.00 Inches (US) | |
.7 Pounds (US) | |
.7 Pounds (US) | |
$32.00 USD, £23.50 GBP | |
v2.1 Reference | |
Electronic book text | |
November 24, 2015 | |
9781421417844 | |
9781421417837 | |
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224 | |
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Other Titles by Paul R. Josephson
Would Trotsky Wear a Bluetooth?
Motorized Obsessions
Other Titles in TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / History
Expanding the Envelope
Replayed
Making Machines of Animals
Other Titles in History of engineering & technology
Replayed
Making Machines of Animals
Consuming Landscapes