An edition of Vision aids in America
(2011)
Vision aids in America
a social history of eyewear and sight correction since 1900
by Kerry Segrave
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"This text examines the marketing and selling of eyewear with attention paid to strategies and the internal structures of the industry and its regulations. This critical examination reveals how a relatively simple and functional item such as corrective eyewear could be transformed through marketing into a fashion accessory and a personal statement"--Provided by publisher.
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Ophthalmic lenses, Optical trade, Protective Eyeglasses, Eyeglass frame industry, Eyeglasses, EyewearPlaces
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Vision aids in America: a social history of eyewear and sight correction since 1900
2011, McFarland
in English
0786462914 9780786462919
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Table of Contents
The years prior to 1900
Medical advice, lore and oddities
Children and the needy
Fashion and style
Marketing
Women
Image, psychology, experiments
Statistics
Optometry laws
Price-fixing, scams, retailing
Contact lens
Sunglasses.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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