Vision aids in America : a social history of eyewear and sight correction since 1900 / Kerry Segrave...
Vision aids in America : a social history of eyewear and sight correction since 1900 / Kerry Segrave...
Vision aids in America : a social history of eyewear and sight correction since 1900 / Kerry Segrave.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, c2011.
Call Numbers
N338.47681/3
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
v, 212 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Contents
The years prior to 1900 -- Medical advice, lore and oddities -- Children and the needy -- Fashion and style -- Marketing -- Women -- Image, psychology, experiments -- Statistics -- Optometry laws -- Price-fixing, scams, retailing -- Contact lens -- Sunglasses.
Publication information
Publisher
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, c2011.
Place of Publication
North Carolina
Date Published
c2011.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"This text examines the marketing and selling of eyewear with attention paid to strategies and the internal structures of the industry and its regulations. This critical examination reveals how a relatively simple and functional item such as corrective eyewear could be transformed through marketing into a fashion accessory and a personal statement"...
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Full title
Vision aids in America : a social history of eyewear and sight correction since 1900 / Kerry Segrave.
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Author / Creator
Notes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contextual Information
Date Copyright
c2011.
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Call Numbers
N338.47681/3
Record Identifier
74VvqvZVM0KZ
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvqvZVM0KZ
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ISBN
0786462914 (softcover : alk. paper)
9780786462919 (softcover : alk. paper)
DDC
338.476814110973
MMS ID
991006154359702626
