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Javier Gimeno Martinez - Design and National Identity - 9781472591036 - V9781472591036
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Design and National Identity

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Description for Design and National Identity Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 25 bw illus. BIC Classification: AC; AK; AMX; JFC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 233 x 14. Weight in Grams: 424.
This important study introduces the key theories of national identity, and relates them to the broad fields of product, graphic and fashion design. Javier Gimeno-Martinez approaches the inter-relationship between national identity and cultural production from two perspectives: the distinctive characteristics of a nation's output, and the consumption of design products within a country as a means of generating a national design landscape. Using case studies ranging from stamps in nineteenth century Russian-occupied Finland, to Coca-Cola as an `American' drink in modern Trinidad and Tobago, he addresses concepts of essentialism, constructivism, geography and multiculturality, and considers the works ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781472591036
SKU
V9781472591036
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About Javier Gimeno Martinez
Javier Gimeno-Martinez is an assistant professor at the VU University Amsterdam in the Netherlands. His work has been published in various jounals including 'Interiors' and 'Design and Culture', and he has contributed chapters to several edited volumes.

Reviews for Design and National Identity
A great starting point for further research of the importance of national identity, a topic that seems to dominate our lives more than ever.
Journal of Design History
This book is a rare treat. Gimeno-Martinez offers a wealth of interesting and well-chosen cultural detail, grounded in broad-based theoretical finesse; his presentation is illuminating and effortlessly readable. Design and ... Read more

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