Fish Sticks, Sports Bras, and Aluminum Cans: The Politics of Everyday Technologies
- ISBN-10
- 1421417839
- ISBN-13
- 9781421417837
- Category
- Business & Economics
- Pages
- 212
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2015-12
- Publisher
- JHU Press
- Author
- Paul R. Josephson
Description
Historian Paul R. Josephson explores the surprising origins, political contexts, and social meanings of ordinary objects. Drawing on archival materials, technical journals, interviews, and field research, this engaging collection of essays reveals the forces that shape (and are shaped by) everyday objects.
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