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Plastic: The Making of a Synthetic Century
EN USISBN: 0887307329 bzw. 9780887307324, in Englisch, HarperCollins Publishers, gebraucht.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, In Stock.
business and investing,chemical,engineering,science and math,technology, Plastic : The Making of a Synthetic Century, Prophylactics to polystyrene, viscose to Velcro, saran to cellophane: For better or worse, we're married to plastic. In your refrigerator, your closet, your car it's everywhere, and it's not going away. You eat with it, work with it, play with it. Often, you even breathe it. Cheap, pliable, easily made, eminently democratic, it symbolizes everything that's both wrong and right with our culture. In Plastic: The Making of a Synthetic Century, Stephen Fenichell takes a fresh, irreverent look at the substance we all love to hate. The book moves from the early astonishment at such inventions as celluloid film and waterproof clothing, to the nylon-stocking riots after World War II, to the revolutionary yet practical proliferation of Tupperware in the '50s. Fenichell's sweeping assessment of the social and economic revolutions brought on by plastic extends from the sublime to the absurd, the beautiful to the mundane, demonstrating how scientists, artists, politicians and the buying public have all molded, and also been molded, by plastic. By turns a hero and a villain, a useless fad, an essential commodity, plastic is the ideal indicator of how people think and live. With clarity, wit and deadpan accuracy, Fenichell narrates a rollicking story about the thrills, chills and accidental spills that led to the development of plastic, about the scientists and corporations who got rich (or went bankrupt) creating and selling synthetics, and about the surprising invention t.
business and investing,chemical,engineering,science and math,technology, Plastic : The Making of a Synthetic Century, Prophylactics to polystyrene, viscose to Velcro, saran to cellophane: For better or worse, we're married to plastic. In your refrigerator, your closet, your car it's everywhere, and it's not going away. You eat with it, work with it, play with it. Often, you even breathe it. Cheap, pliable, easily made, eminently democratic, it symbolizes everything that's both wrong and right with our culture. In Plastic: The Making of a Synthetic Century, Stephen Fenichell takes a fresh, irreverent look at the substance we all love to hate. The book moves from the early astonishment at such inventions as celluloid film and waterproof clothing, to the nylon-stocking riots after World War II, to the revolutionary yet practical proliferation of Tupperware in the '50s. Fenichell's sweeping assessment of the social and economic revolutions brought on by plastic extends from the sublime to the absurd, the beautiful to the mundane, demonstrating how scientists, artists, politicians and the buying public have all molded, and also been molded, by plastic. By turns a hero and a villain, a useless fad, an essential commodity, plastic is the ideal indicator of how people think and live. With clarity, wit and deadpan accuracy, Fenichell narrates a rollicking story about the thrills, chills and accidental spills that led to the development of plastic, about the scientists and corporations who got rich (or went bankrupt) creating and selling synthetics, and about the surprising invention t.
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Plastic: The Making of a Synthetic Century (1996)
EN HC USISBN: 9780887307324 bzw. 0887307329, in Englisch, Harperbusiness, gebundenes Buch, gebraucht.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, Shipping costs to: USA.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, The Book Cellar.
Harperbusiness. Hardcover. 0887307329 Has some shelf wear, highlighting, underlining and/or writing. Great used condition. Over 1,000,000 satisfied customers since 1997! We ship daily M-F. Choose expedited shipping (if available) for much faster delivery. Delivery confirmation on all US orders. . Very Good. 1996-06-01.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, The Book Cellar.
Harperbusiness. Hardcover. 0887307329 Has some shelf wear, highlighting, underlining and/or writing. Great used condition. Over 1,000,000 satisfied customers since 1997! We ship daily M-F. Choose expedited shipping (if available) for much faster delivery. Delivery confirmation on all US orders. . Very Good. 1996-06-01.
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Plastic: the Making of a Synthetic Century (1996)
EN HC USISBN: 9780887307324 bzw. 0887307329, in Englisch, Harperbusiness, gebundenes Buch, gebraucht.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, plus shipping, Shipping area: DOM.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Hawking Books, CA, Upland, [RE:4].
Hardcover.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Hawking Books, CA, Upland, [RE:4].
Hardcover.
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Plastic: the Making of a Synthetic Century (1996)
EN HC USISBN: 9780887307324 bzw. 0887307329, in Englisch, HarperCollins Publishers, gebundenes Buch, gebraucht.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, plus shipping, Shipping area: DOM.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, thriftbooks.com, WA, Auburn, [RE:5].
Hardcover.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, thriftbooks.com, WA, Auburn, [RE:5].
Hardcover.
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Plastic: the Making of a Synthetic Century (1996)
EN HC USISBN: 9780887307324 bzw. 0887307329, in Englisch, HarperCollins Publishers, gebundenes Buch, gebraucht.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, plus shipping, Shipping area: DOM.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, ThriftBooks - Sierra Nevada, NV, Reno, [RE:5].
Hardcover.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, ThriftBooks - Sierra Nevada, NV, Reno, [RE:5].
Hardcover.
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