Cool shades : the history and meaning of sunglasses /: the history and meaning of sunglasses. (2014 copyright 2014)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Vanessa Brown.
• Other Names: Gill-Brown, Vanessa, 1970-
• Contents: Machine generated contents note: -- 1. Introduction 2. Sunglasses and Modernity: Why do Modern Eyes Need Shading? 3. Sunglasses and Speed 4. Sunglasses and the Hi-tech Body5. From Sunlight to Fashbulbs: Sunglasses, Success, Celebrity and Glamour 6. Sunglasses and the Other - Race, Gender, the Blind and the Outlaw 7. The Spread of Outsider Cool: 1950s - Present8. Sunglasses and the Absence of Meaning 9. Conclusion10. Timeline (1750 to 1960s)BibliographyIndex.
• Publisher Details: London : Bloomsbury Academic
• Publication Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource (192 pages)
• Subjects: 391.4/4; Cultural studies; Sunglasses; Fashion; Popular culture -- History -- 20th century; DESIGN / Fashion; DESIGN / History & Criticism; History of fashion; Sociology; Design -- Fashion; Design -- History & Criticism; Fashion & society
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780857854643
• Related ISBNs: 085785464X
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.