Kitsch!: Cultural politics and taste

By Tracey Potts and Ruth Holliday

Book Overview

From bottle gardens, batman and the bachelor pad to garden gnomes and monogamy spray, this book uses a range of objects to explore the meanings and uses of kitsch. An accessible, comprehensive introduction for students and informed readers, it adds to debates on taste in cultural theory and sociology and provides a review of the literature.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0719066166
• ISBN13: 9780719066160
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.4"