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Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.The pub is an English institution. Yet its history has been obscured by myth and nostalgia. In this unique book, Philip Howell takes the public house as an object, or rather as a series of objects: he takes the pub apart and examines its constituent elements, from pub signs to the bar staff to the calling of "time." But also explores the hidden features of the pub, such as corporate control, cultural acceptance and exclusion, and the role of the pub in communities.>

List of contents

List of Figures

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1. Getting There
2. Getting Served
3. Settling In
4. Diversions
5. Last Orders

Notes
Select Bibliography
Acknowledgements
Index

Report

Erudite, quirky, and amusing. Sebastian Faulks

Product details

• Authors: Philip Howell
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.01.2025
• EAN: 9798765102312
• ISBN: 9798765102312
• No. of pages: 160
• Dimensions: 116 mm x 164 mm x 14 mm
• Series: Object Lessons
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, LITERARY CRITICISM / Semiotics & Theory, Social & cultural history, PHILOSOPHY / Aesthetics, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Philosophy: aesthetics, Material Culture, Social and cultural history, Literary theory, Food and drink: alcoholic beverages, Alcoholic beverages