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Fake: Object Lessons

Autor Kati Stevens
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 20 sep 2018
Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.The electric candle and faux fur, coffee substitutes and meat analogues, Obama impersonators, prosthetics. Imitation this, false that. Humans have been replacing and improving upon the real thing for millennia - from wooden toes found on Egyptian mummies to the Luxor pyramid in Las Vegas. So why do people have such disdain for so-called "fakes"? Kati Stevens's Fake discusses the strange history of imitations, as well as our ever-changing psychological and socioeconomic relationships with them. After all, fakes aren't going anywhere; they seem to be going everywhere. Object Lessons is published in partnership with an essay series in The Atlantic.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781501338137
ISBN-10: 1501338137
Pagini: 160
Dimensiuni: 121 x 165 x 16 mm
Greutate: 0.15 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Bloomsbury Academic
Seria Object Lessons

Locul publicării:New York, United States

Caracteristici

The Object Lessons series, published in association with The Atlantic, explores the hidden lives of ordinary things and shows how everyday objects can teach us things about ourselves and the modern world

Notă biografică

Kati Stevens is a public affairs specialist based in Washington, D.C. Her writing has appeared in The Hairpin and The Billfold.

Cuprins

1. The Start of Something Fake2. That Which Is Fake May Never Die 3. Quorn for Lunch; Oreos for Dessert 4. What Was Never Real Can(not) Be Faked 5. Hippopotamus Teeth6. Davids7. Ovid and the Real Girl8. The Start of Something Fake, Part 2AcknowledgmentsNotesIndex

Recenzii

Fake aims to interrogate what it is we think we're getting from the 'real' thing and what we're searching for either by clamoring for 'real' things or by accepting their imitation . If you revel in the critical examination of objects around you and criticism of commonly accepted attitudes, this book will be your new friend.
Fake is fascinating, clever, and utterly perspective-altering. Kati Stevens is the genuine article.