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Design History and the History of Design
John A. Walker
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Description for Design History and the History of Design
Paperback. This well-known book is a must for all those interested in design and its disciplines. Num Pages: 264 pages, 6 figs. BIC Classification: AC; AKC; AKL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 330.
An essential overview as well as a theoretical critique for all students of design history. Walker studies the intellectual discipline of Design History and the issues that confront scholars writing histories of design.
Taking his approach from a range of related fields, he discusses the problems of defining design and writing history. He considers the different methods that leading scholars have used in the absence of a theoretical framework, and looks critically at a number of histories of design and architecture.
An essential overview as well as a theoretical critique for all students of design history. Walker studies the intellectual discipline of Design History and the issues that confront scholars writing histories of design.
Taking his approach from a range of related fields, he discusses the problems of defining design and writing history. He considers the different methods that leading scholars have used in the absence of a theoretical framework, and looks critically at a number of histories of design and architecture.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745305226
SKU
V9780745305226
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About John A. Walker
John A. Walker (1937-2014) was Reader in Art and Design History at Middlesex University. He is the author of Art and Celebrity (Pluto, 2002), Art in the Age of Mass Media (Pluto, 2001), and Cultural Offensive: America's Impact on British Art Since 1945 (Pluto, 1998).
Reviews for Design History and the History of Design
'The scope of the book is admirable'
Times Higher Education 'The best introduction to the critical study of design that I have encountered.'
Building Design 'The most systematic, the most comprehensive and the most comprehensible account of what design history would like to be ... I would not hesitate to recommend it.'
Designer’s Journal
Times Higher Education 'The best introduction to the critical study of design that I have encountered.'
Building Design 'The most systematic, the most comprehensive and the most comprehensible account of what design history would like to be ... I would not hesitate to recommend it.'
Designer’s Journal