Populuxe: The Look and Life of America in the '50s and '60s, from Tailfins and TV Dinners to Barbie Dolls and Fallout Shelters by Thomas Hine

Populuxe: The Look and Life of America in the '50s and '60s, from Tailfins and TV Dinners to Barbie Dolls and Fallout Shelters

Thomas Hine

192 pages • first pub 1986 (editions)

nonfiction design history sociology informative reflective medium-paced
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"Populuxe" - populism, popularity and luxury is the word coined by the author to express the atmosphere of American society during the decade 1954-1964.The book examines the new luxury products created at this time and the lifestyle they represent...

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