New Mythologies in Design and Culture : Reading Signs and Symbols in the Visual Landscape.

"Taking as its point of departure Roland Barthes'classic series of essays, Mythologies, Rebecca Houze presents an exploration of signs and symbols in the visual landscape of postmodernity. In nine chapters Houze considers a range of contemporary phenomena, from the history of sustainabilit...

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Main Author: Houze, Rebecca
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2016.
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