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Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

One of the critical formative influences of the 20th century has been the response to modernity. In the struggle between modern and anti-modern forces, between progressiveness and reaction, design has been a key element in the service of reform movements and as an agent of propaganda. Written by leading social and art historians, this book is published to accompany a travelling exhibition organized by the Wolfsonian, a Miami institution dedicated to examining the social, political and aesthetic significance of objects produced between 1885 and 1945. With hundreds of photographs of the Wolfsonian's collection of objects-posters, books, furniture and ceramics-it shows how design has been a vital tool in acclimatizing people to life in the modern world, examining the different ways that political, industrial and cultural leaders throughout Europe and America have used design in their programmes of reform, in their efforts to shape public opinion and the forge a sense of national identity.

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London: Thames & Hudson / Wolfsonian Foundation, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. New/New. 4to 11" - 13" tall. A superior copy inside and out, being a sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Bright and shiny dust jacket, paper-backed, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, protected by a plastic coat, dust jacket not being price-clipped. Gift-quality condition inside and out.Contributions by the editor, Wendy Kaplan, and then Laurie Stern et al, Elinoor Bergvelt, Paul Greenhalgh, Jeffrey L. Meikle, Marianne Lamonaca, Dennis P. Doordan, John Heskett, Bernard F. Reilly, Jr., Irene de Guttry and Maria Paolo Maino and others. Checklist of Exhibition Objects, a List of Contributors, Photograph Credits, and Index. [6], 7-352 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

First printing. Fine volume in an unclipped, sleeve protected, dust jacket which has some light spine end wear. This is an oversized volume. Priority and international mailings will require additional postage.