000			01018 a2200145 4500
020			_a9781845204273
082			_a745.401 _bBOR
100			_aBoradkar, Prasad
245			_aDesigning things _ba critical introduction to the culture of objects
260			_bBerg _aOxford _c2010
300			_aix,326p.
520			_aCONTENT List of Illustrations vii Introduction 1 1 Theorizing Things: Disciplinary Diversity in Thinking about Objects 17 2 Valued Possessions: The Worth of Things 45 3 Making Things: Labor in Production 75 4 Producing Things: A History of Systems of Manufacture 103 5 Beautiful Things: The Aesthetics of Surfaces 127 6 The Greed Imperative: User Needs in Product Design 159 7 Planned Obsolescence: Unsustainable Consumption 179 8 Objects as Signs: What do Things Mean? 211 9 The Obsession of Possession: Fetish Objects 249 Conclusion 263 Notes 273 Bibliography 279 Acknowledgements 296 Index 298
890			_aIndia
942			_2ddc
999			_c39622 _d39622