Signs of the Times: A Portrait of the Nation's Tastes
- ISBN-10
- 0948797916
- ISBN-13
- 9780948797910
- Series
- Signs of the Times
- Category
- Aesthetics, British
- Pages
- 72
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1992
- Authors
- Martín Parr, Nicholas Barker
Description
Signs of the times is a book about personal taste in the British home. Based on the cult television series, it survey perceptions of good and bad taste, exploring the extraordinary range of emotions that lie behind our household choices.
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