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001 2015011081
003 DLC
005 20150324085847.0
008 150320s2015 nyu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2015011081
020 $a9781628924329 (paperback)
020 $z9781628924343 (ePub)
020 $z9781628924350 (ePDF)
040 $aDLC$beng$erda$cDLC
042 $apcc
050 00 $aTP496$b.R38 2015
082 00 $a621.5/6$223
084 $aLIT006000$aPHI001000$aSOC002010$2bisacsh
100 1 $aRees, Jonathan,$d1966-
245 10 $aRefrigerator /$cJonathan Rees.
263 $a1509
264 1 $aNew York :$bBloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Inc.,$c2015.
300 $apages cm.
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
490 0 $aObject lessons
500 $aIncludes index.
520 $a"Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.Have you ever thought seriously about your refrigerator? The box humming in the background actually displays who you are and the society in which you live. This book examines the past, present, and future of the electric household refrigerator with an eye towards preventing its users from ever taking it for granted again. No mere container for cold Cokes and celery stalks, the refrigerator is actually more like a mirror-and what it reflects is chilling indeed.Object Lessons is published in partnership with an essay series in the The Atlantic"--$cProvided by publisher.
520 $a"Shows how the refrigerator, quietly humming in the background of our kitchens and our lives, reveals more about our culture, our society and ourselves than you ever imagined"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references.
505 0 $aHow refrigerators work -- How to make your refrigerator stand out -- Are the benefits of refrigeration worth the costs? -- Waste and wants -- Freezing and freezers.
650 0 $aRefrigeration and refrigerating machinery$vPopular works.
650 0 $aFood$xCooling$vPopular works.
650 7 $aLITERARY CRITICISM / Semiotics & Theory.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aPHILOSOPHY / Aesthetics.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural.$2bisacsh