Synthetic socialism : plastics & dictatorship in the German Democratic Republic / Eli Rubin.

Author/creator Rubin, Eli
Format Book
Publication InfoChapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2008.
Description286 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects

Contents 1958, the year of consumption and chemicals -- Plastics and the victory of functionalist design, 1945-1962 -- Plastics and the socialist apartment of the future -- Plastic consumer goods in the everyday world of East Germany, 1958-1969 -- Centralization : plastics, design, and total control, 1962-1972.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [259]-280) and index.
LCCN 2008027371
ISBN9780807832387 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0807832383 (cloth : alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks HC290.795.C6 R83 2008 ✔ Available Place Hold