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Good Taste : How What You Choose Defines Who You Are
by Trifonas, Peter ; Balomenos, Effie
- New
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- New/New
- ISBN 10
- 1840464798
- ISBN 13
- 9781840464795
- Seller
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Garrison, North Dakota, United States
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About This Item
London: Icon Books, 2003. Book. New. Hardcover. First Edition.. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. An exploration into the curious concepts of 'good' and 'bad' taste, the various definitions and those who do the defining, the cultural constraints and taboos involved, psychological artefacts that impinge on these ideas, the all-important role of mass media in encouraging or discouraging specific societal standards and mores, much more. Hardcover with dust jacket, 260pp. A very nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free archival plastic protector. Rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- JB Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 00013387
- Title
- Good Taste : How What You Choose Defines Who You Are
- Author
- Trifonas, Peter ; Balomenos, Effie
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition.
- ISBN 10
- 1840464798
- ISBN 13
- 9781840464795
- Publisher
- Icon Books
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2003
- Keywords
- CULTURE, SOCIETY, PSYCHOLOGY, CULTURAL ARTEFACTS, GOOD BAD TASTE, TV, TELEVISION, MASS MEDIA
- Bookseller catalogs
- General;
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About the Seller
JB Books
Biblio member since 2003
Garrison, North Dakota
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