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Provocative Plastics

Author : Susan Lambert
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030558827
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book Provocative Plastics written by Susan Lambert and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-01-07 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Plastics have now been our most used materials for over fifty years. This book adopts a new approach, exploring plastics’ contribution from two perspectives: as a medium for making and their value in societal use. The first approach examines the multivalent nature of plastics materiality and their impact on creativity through the work of artists, designers and manufacturers. The second perspective explores attitudes to plastics and the different value systems applied to them through current research undertaken by design, materials and socio-cultural historians. The book addresses the environmental impact of plastics and elucidates the ways in which they can and must be part of the solution. The individual viewpoints are provocative and controversial but together they present a balanced and scholarly un-picking of the debate that surrounds this ubiquitous group of materials. The book is essential reading for a wide academic readership interested in the Arts and Humanities, especially Design and Design History; Anthropology; and Cultural, Material and Social Histories.

Plastics Recycling

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Small Business. Subcommittee on Environment and Employment
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (121 download)

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Download or read book Plastics Recycling written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Small Business. Subcommittee on Environment and Employment and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Plastic Capitalism

Author : Amanda Boetzkes
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262039338
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (62 download)

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Download or read book Plastic Capitalism written by Amanda Boetzkes and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2019-03-19 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An argument for the centrality of the visual culture of waste—as seen in works by international contemporary artists—to the study of our ecological condition. Ecological crisis has driven contemporary artists to engage with waste in its most non-biodegradable forms: plastics, e-waste, toxic waste, garbage hermetically sealed in landfills. In this provocative and original book, Amanda Boetzkes links the increasing visualization of waste in contemporary art to the rise of the global oil economy and the emergence of ecological thinking. Often, when art is analyzed in relation to the political, scientific, or ecological climate, it is considered merely illustrative. Boetzkes argues that art is constitutive of an ecological consciousness, not simply an extension of it. The visual culture of waste is central to the study of the ecological condition. Boetzkes examines a series of works by an international roster of celebrated artists, including Thomas Hirschhorn, Francis Alÿs, Song Dong, Tara Donovan, Agnès Varda, Gabriel Orozco, and Mel Chin, among others, mapping waste art from its modernist origins to the development of a new waste imaginary generated by contemporary artists. Boetzkes argues that these artists do not offer a predictable or facile critique of consumer culture. Bearing this in mind, she explores the ambivalent relationship between waste (both aestheticized and reviled) and a global economic regime that curbs energy expenditure while promoting profitable forms of resource consumption.

Intellectual Property and the Design of Nature

Author : Bellido
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0192864408
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (928 download)

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Download or read book Intellectual Property and the Design of Nature written by Bellido and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2023-09-21 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Intellectual property law has been interacting with nature for over two centuries. Despite this long history, this relationship has largely been ignored. Intellectual Property and the Design of Nature fills this gap by bringing together scholars from different disciplines to examine the important role that nature plays in intellectual property law. Based on the idea that many contemporary issues require a better understanding of these historical interactions, the book reflects on the ways intellectual property law has engaged with and understood nature in the past. The varied contributions show how the relationship between nature and intellectual property law is often more complex, permeable, and porous than is commonly recognized. Intellectual Property and the Design of Nature demonstrates the complex and changing role that nature has played in the history of intellectual property law. Each of the chapters casts a new light on these connections. A compelling read for everyone interested in exploring new perspectives in the field of intellectual property.

Plastics Now

Author : Billie Faircloth
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 9781138804500
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (45 download)

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Download or read book Plastics Now written by Billie Faircloth and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arguing that architects' continued ignorance about plastics has prevented its use as a building material from becoming fully exploited, Billie Faircloth draws on a wide range of original data to explore its use and development. Essential reading.

SMELL

Author : Andreas Philippopoulos-Mihalopoulos
Publisher : University of Westminster Press
ISBN 13 : 1915445124
Total Pages : 349 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (154 download)

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Download or read book SMELL written by Andreas Philippopoulos-Mihalopoulos and published by University of Westminster Press. This book was released on 2023-12-04 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although somewhat marginal in relation to the other senses, smell is the most potent way of anchoring ourselves to the world. We subconsciously find our place in it by sniffing our body, the body of the one next to us, the room in which we are, the culture with which we are familiar. There is an incessant olfactory flow consisting of bodies, human and nonhuman, that are agents of generation, consumption, diffusion, reproduction and dissolution of odours. As they move or pause, as they cluster with others or try to move away, these bodies constantly partake in this olfactory flow, this dense planetary swirl that leaves nothing outside. The law aims at presenting itself as rational and objective. Smell, on the other hand, is one of the least integrated senses in the legal edifice, in comparison to, say, seeing and hearing. This can be attributed mainly to the fact that sense-making of smell and law are different, even antithetical. Smell operates undercurrent, tickling the olfactory antennas of individual and collective bodies while habitually hiding behind other sensory volumes. Law, on the other hand, has an interest in appearing present, universal, constant. Olfactory sense-making relies on its elusiveness; legal sense-making invests in its obviousness. Yet, the two can interact in most unexpected ways, as this volume amply shows. If anything, smell airs the way in which law conceptualises and contextualises its own actuality. Smell brings law forth by allowing it to show its underbelly, its elusive sense-making that is invariably sacrificed in preference to the necessity of legal impressions of constancy. However, smell’s fragmentary, discontinuous and unstable nature, despite all the ordering that goes to it, poses a peculiar challenge to the law. This volume sets out to investigate this juncture.

Plastic Words

Author : Uwe Poerksen
Publisher : Penn State Press
ISBN 13 : 027103842X
Total Pages : 137 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book Plastic Words written by Uwe Poerksen and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2010-11-01 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

American Plastic

Author : Jeffrey L. Meikle
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780813522357
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (223 download)

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Download or read book American Plastic written by Jeffrey L. Meikle and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "(Meikle) traces the course of plastics from 19th-century celluloid and the first wholly synthetic bakelite, in 1907, through the proliferation of compounds (vinyls, acrylics, nylon, etc.) and recent ecological concerns".--PUBLISHERS WEEKLY. Winner of the 1996 Dexter Prize from the Society for the History of Technology and a 1996 CHOICE Oustanding Academic Book. 70 illustrations.

Girlhood and the Plastic Image

Author : Heather Warren-Crow
Publisher : Dartmouth College Press
ISBN 13 : 1611685753
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (116 download)

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Download or read book Girlhood and the Plastic Image written by Heather Warren-Crow and published by Dartmouth College Press. This book was released on 2014-06-03 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You are girlish, our images tell us. You are plastic. Girlhood and the Plastic Image explains how, revealing the increasing girlishness of contemporary media. The figure of the girl has long been prized for its mutability, for the assumed instability and flexibility of the not-yet-woman. The plasticity of girlish identity has met its match in the plastic world of digital art and cinema. A richly satisfying interdisciplinary study showing girlish transformation to be a widespread condition of mediation, Girlhood and the Plastic Image explores how and why our images promise us the adaptability of youth. This original and engaging study will appeal to a broad interdisciplinary audience including scholars of media studies, film studies, art history, and women's studies.

American Plastic: a Cultural History

Author : Jeffrey L. Meikle
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780813555072
Total Pages : 403 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (55 download)

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Download or read book American Plastic: a Cultural History written by Jeffrey L. Meikle and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jeffrey Meikle traces Americans' ambivalent involvement with plastic from Bakelite radios and nylon stockings to Tupperware and polyester suits. He moves easily from the rise of the plastics industry to plastic's symbolic hold on style and the popular imagination. Meikle shows how America's enthusiasm for everything plastic has been complicated by environmental doubts and by the plasticity of postmodern existence. Throughout this witty, compelling history of material and metaphor, Meikle raises crucial issues in science and technology, manufacturing and marketing, design and architecture, and American consumer culture. A provocative conclusion suggests that plastic, endlessly malleable in the face of material desire, merges into the immaterial reality of future electronic media.

Review of Plastic Surgery, E-Book

Author : Donald W. Buck II
Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
ISBN 13 : 0323775942
Total Pages : 403 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (237 download)

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Download or read book Review of Plastic Surgery, E-Book written by Donald W. Buck II and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2021-08-11 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using a streamlined, highly illustrated format, Review of Plastic Surgery, 2nd Edition, provides essential information on more than 40 topics found on in-service, board, and MOC exams, as well as the challenges you face in everyday practice. Bulleted text, detailed illustrations, and easy-to-digest lists help you quickly find and retain information, while self-assessment sections prepare you for exams and help you identify areas needing further study. It’s an ideal resource for residents and fellows, as well as medical students, attending physicians, and others interested in plastic surgery. Covers the material you need to know for certification and recertification, from basic science to clinical knowledge in plastic surgery, including subspecialty topics. Uses a high-yield, easy-to-navigate format, making it perfect for exam study as well as a quick review before rounds. Allows you to test your mastery of the material with board-style self-assessment questions and answers, now fully updated for the second edition. Presents the full range of plastic surgery topics in unique, bulleted lists for efficient, effective study. Helps you visualize key content with online videos and superb, full-color illustrations throughout. Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

Transparent Plastics

Author : Simone Jeska
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
ISBN 13 : 3764382872
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (643 download)

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Download or read book Transparent Plastics written by Simone Jeska and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2007-10-05 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent years have seen the construction of buildings made of plastic, structures that are as attractive as they are unusual. After initial experiments in the 1970s, plastic is currently experiencing a tremendous boom. Originally used for temporary structures like the BMW Pavilion in Frankfurt, it is now employed in many permanent buildings as well, including the recent Catholic church in Radebeul by Staib/Behnisch. Prominent international avant-garde architects such as Shigeru Ban and Herzog & de Meuron frequently use transparent plastic for their structures. Transparent plastic seems ephemeral and thus captures the spirit of the times. Its various qualities between transparent and translucent make it possible to achieve fascinating effects with light and color. Projects presented include the Allianz Arena in Munich by Herzog & de Meuron, the Rocket Tower in Leicester by Grimshaw & Partners, the Paper Art Museum by Shigeru Ban in Shizuoka, Japan, and the public housing development Cité Manifeste in Mulhouse by Lacaton Vassal. Seit einigen Jahren entstehen ebenso attraktive wie ungewöhnliche Bauten aus Kunststoff. Nach ersten Versuchen in den 1970er Jahren erlebt der Baustoff derzeit einen ungeheuren Boom. Zunächst für temporäre Bauten wie dem BMW Pavillon in Frankfurt genutzt, entstehen mittlerweile auch zahlreiche bleibende Gebäude (wie kürzlich die Katholische Kirche von Staib/Behnisch in Radebeul). Bekannte Architekten der internationalen Avantgarde wie Shigeru Ban oder Herzog & de Meuron verwenden gerne transparenten Kunststoff für ihre Bauten. Das Material scheint ephemer, transitorisch (ohne es zu sein) und trifft damit den Nerv der heutigen Zeit. Seine unterschiedlichen Qualitäten zwischen transparent und transluzent erlauben faszinierende Licht- und Farbeffekte. Zu den dargestellten Projekten gehören die Allianz-Arena in München von Herzog & de Meuron, der Rocket-Tower in Leicester von Grimshaw & Partner, das Papiermuseum von Shigeru Ban in Shizuoka, Japan, und der soziale Wohnungsbau der Cité Manifeste in Mulhouse von Lacaton Vassal.

Plastic Capitalism

Author : Amanda Boetzkes
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262351196
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (623 download)

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The Jute Genome

Author : Liwu Zhang
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030911632
Total Pages : 363 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (39 download)

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Download or read book The Jute Genome written by Liwu Zhang and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-03-02 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the first comprehensive compilation of deliberations on jute botanical descriptions, germplasm resources, genetic diversity and population structure, DUS test and DNA fingerprinting, interspecific hybridization, classical genetics, cytology and cytogenetics, genetic transformation; and detailed enumeration on molecular mapping, genome sequencing initiatives of three major jute fiber producing countries, interspecific and intergeneric comparative genomics, organellar genomes, elucidation on functional genomics and genomics resources and database. Genetics and genomics of bast fiber development, biotic stress resistance, abiotic stress tolerance, and flowering pathways have also been discussed. It also presents a narrative on the power of molecular markers and genomics technology on jute breeding. Altogether, the book contains about 400 pages over 21 chapters authored by internationally reputed experts on the relevant field in this crop. This book will be useful to the students, teachers and scientists in the academia and relevant private companies interested in agronomy, genetics, pathology, entomology, physiology, molecular genetics and breeding, genetic engineering, and structural and functional genomics.

Plastic Reason

Author : Tobias Rees
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520288122
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book Plastic Reason written by Tobias Rees and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2016-05-03 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout the twentieth century, neuronal researchers knew the adult human brain to be a thoroughly fixed and immutable cellular structure, devoid of any developmental potential. Plastic Reason is a study of the efforts of a few Parisian neurobiologists to overturn this rigid conception of the central nervous system by showing that basic embryogenetic processesÑmost spectacularly the emergence of new cellular tissue in the form of new neurons, axons, dendrites, and synapsesÑcontinue in the mature brain. Furthermore, these researchers sought to demonstrate that the new tissues are still unspecific and hence literally plastic, and that this cellular plasticity is constitutive of the possibility of the human. Plastic Reason, grounded in years of fieldwork and historical research, is an anthropologistÕs account of what has arguably been one of the most sweeping events in the history of brain researchÑthe highly contested effort to consider the adult brain in embryogenetic terms. A careful analysis of the disproving of an established truth, it reveals the turmoil that such a disruption brings about and the emergence of new possibilities of thinking and knowing.

Pretty Modern

Author : Alexander Edmonds
Publisher : Duke University Press
ISBN 13 : 0822348012
Total Pages : 317 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (223 download)

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Download or read book Pretty Modern written by Alexander Edmonds and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2010-12-13 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This ethnographic account of Brazils emergence as a global leader in plastic surgery takes readers from Ipanema socialite circles to telenovela studios to the packed waiting rooms of public hospitals offering free cosmetic surgery.

Grabb and Smith's Plastic Surgery

Author : Charles H. Thorne
Publisher : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
ISBN 13 : 1469830779
Total Pages : 2829 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (698 download)

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Download or read book Grabb and Smith's Plastic Surgery written by Charles H. Thorne and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. This book was released on 2013-09-26 with total page 2829 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grabb and Smith’s Plastic Surgery has long been considered the premier reference for plastic surgery residents and practitioners. So it should be no surprise that for this 7th edition major steps have been taken to completely revise and refresh its content. As always, this single-volume reference covers all major areas of plastic and reconstructive surgery, including pediatric issues. But updates in this latest edition include a complete reworking of the section on the Hand, an expansion of the dermatology coverage, a new section on body contouring, and 11 new chapters; Principles of Awake Sedation, Otoplasty, Congenital Anomalies of the Breast, Brachioplasty and Upper Trunk Contouring, Principles of Plastic Surgery after Massive Weight Loss, Anesthetic Techniques in the Upper Extremity; Management of Mutiliating Injuries of the Upper Extremity, Hand Tumors, Vascular Disorders of the Upper Limb, Management of the Burned Hand, and Rheumatoid Arthritis and Atypical Arthritic Conditions of the Hand.