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020 _a9781138342156
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040 _cSPAB
041 _aeng
082 _a749.09045
_bPOL
245 _aPolitics of furniture:
_bidentity, diplomacy and persuasion in post-war interiors.
_cEdited by Fredie Flore and Cammie McAtee
260 _bRoutledge
_c2018
_aNew York
300 _axvii, 215p.
520 _aIn many different parts of the world modern furniture elements have served as material expressions of power in the post-war era. They were often meant to express an international and in some respects apolitical modern language, but when placed in a sensitive setting or a meaningful architectural context, they were highly capable of negotiating or manipulating ideological messages. The agency of modern furniture was often less overt than that of political slogans or statements, but as the chapters in this book reveal, it had the potential of becoming a persuasive and malleable ally in very diverse politically charged arenas, including embassies, governmental ministries, showrooms, exhibitions, design schools, libraries, museums and even prisons.
650 _aAR
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690 _aFurniture-History-20th century.
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690 _aFurniture-Styles-Social aspects.
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700 _aFlore, Fredie ed.
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700 _aMcAtee, Cammie ed.
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