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020			_a9780060186326
020			_a0060933852 _qback cover
020			_a9780060933852 _qback cover
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050	0	0	_aBH39 _b.P6693 2003
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100	1		_aPostrel, Virginia, _d1960- _eauthor. _9464981
245	1	4	_aThe substance of style : _bhow the rise of aesthetic value is remaking commerce, culture, and consciousness / _cVirginia Postrel.
250			_aFirst edition.
264		1	_aNew York, N.Y. : _bHarperCollins, _c[2003]
264		4	_c©2003
300			_axv, 237 pages ; _c22 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 193-227) and index.
505	0	0	_gCh. 1. _tThe Aesthetic Imperative -- _gCh. 2. _tThe Rise of Look and Feel -- _gCh. 3. _tSurface and Substance -- _gCh. 4. _tMeaningful Looks -- _gCh. 5. _tThe Boundaries of Design -- _gCh. 6. _tSmart and Pretty.
520			_a"From airport terminals decorated like Starbucks to the popularity of hair dye among teenage boys, one thing is clear: we have entered the Age of Aesthetics. Sensory appeals are everywhere, and they are intensifying, radically changing how Americans live and work. We expect every strip mall and city block to offer designer coffee, a copy shop with do-it-yourself graphics workstations, and a nail salon for manicures on demand. Every startup, product, or public space calls for an aesthetic touch, which gives us more choices, and more responsibility. By now, we all rely on style to express identity. And aesthetics has become too important to be left to the aesthetes.In this penetrating, keenly observed book, Virginia Postrel shows that the "look and feel" of people, places, and things are more important than we think. Aesthetic pleasure taps deep human instincts and is essential for creativity and growth. Drawing from fields as diverse as fashion, real estate, politics, design, and economics, Postrel deftly chronicles our culture's aesthetic imperative and argues persuasively that it is a vital component of a healthy, forward-looking society. Intelligent, incisive, and thought provoking, The Substance of Style is a groundbreaking portrait of the democratization of taste and a brilliant examination of the way we live now."--Publisher description.
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