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010 a| 95015187;

020 a| 081352234X (cloth : alk. paper);

020 a| 0813522358 (pbk. : alk. paper);

035 a| (Sirsi) o32389743;

035 a| (OCoLC)32389743;

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049 a| NPEE;

050 4 a| TP1117b| .M45 1995;

082 00 a| 303.48/32| 20;

092 a| 303.483b| M47a;

100 1 a| Meikle, Jeffrey L.,d| 1949-;

245 10 a| American plastic :b| a cultural history /c| Jeffrey L. Meikle.;

300 a| xiv, 403 pages :b| illustrations (some color) ;c| 27 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. 307-380) and index.;

505 0 a| Introduction : A matter of definition -- Celluloid : from imitation to innovation -- Bakelite : defining an artificial material -- Vision and reality in the plastic age -- An industry takes shape -- Nylon : domesticating a new synthetic -- Growing pains : the conversion to postwar -- Design in plastic : from durable to disposable -- Material doubts and plastic fallout -- Beyond plastic : the culture of synthesis.;

650 0 a| Plasticsx| History.;

650 0 a| Plastics industry and tradez| United Statesx| History.;

590 a| Little-303769--305131009408Y;

596 a| 1 2;

998 a| 1723373;

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American plastic : a cultural history / Jeffrey L. Meikle.

Author/creator	Meikle, Jeffrey L., 1949-
Format	Book
Publication Info	New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, ©1995.
Description	xiv, 403 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm
Subjects	Plastics--History. Plastics industry and trade--United States. --History.

Contents	Introduction : A matter of definition -- Celluloid : from imitation to innovation -- Bakelite : defining an artificial material -- Vision and reality in the plastic age -- An industry takes shape -- Nylon : domesticating a new synthetic -- Growing pains : the conversion to postwar -- Design in plastic : from durable to disposable -- Material doubts and plastic fallout -- Beyond plastic : the culture of synthesis.
Local note	Little-303769--305131009408Y
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 307-380) and index.
LCCN	95015187
ISBN	081352234X (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	0813522358 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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