World History of Design: Two-volume set

by Victor Margolin

Overview

This is the definitive historical account of global design from prehistory to the end of the Second World War, by pre-eminent design scholar Victor Margolin. These two richly illustrated volumes contain over 850 images, with over 160 in full colour.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781350018457
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	10/05/2017
Edition description:	Reprint
Product dimensions:	7.47(w) x 9.56(h) x 2.83(d)

About the Author

Victor Margolin was Professor Emeritus of Design History at the University of Illinois at Chicago, USA. He was a founding editor and co-editor of the academic design journal Design Issues. His many books include: World History of Design (2017- ); The Designed World: Images, Objects, Environments (2010); The Politics of the Artificial: Essays on Design (2002); Discovering Design: Explorations in Design Studies (1995), and Design Discourse: History, Theory, Criticism (1989).

Victor was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award by Cumulus and the Design Research Society.

Table of Contents

Volume 1
Prehistoric Times to World War I
1. The Prehistoric Age
2. The Earliest Civilizations, 7000 BCE - 900 BCE
3. The Classical Age and Early Byzantium, 900 BCE - 800 CE
4. Medieval Europe and the Islamic World, 800 CE - 1200 CE
5. Africa, the Americas, and Asia, 900 BCE - 1200 CE
6. Renaissance Europe and the Ottoman Empire, 1200-1750
7. Cross-Cultural Encounters, 1200-1750
8. The Industrial Revolution: Europe and America, 1750 CE - 1830 CE
9. The Age of Exhibitions: Great Britain 1830 CE - 1900 CE
10. The Craft Ideal and the Art Movement: Britain and Elsewhere, 1861-1915
11. The Age of Exhibitions: Europe Outside Great Britain, 1830 CE - 1900 CE
12. Art Nouveau and the Decorative Impulse, 1890-1914
13. The United States, 1840-1900
14. Canada, Australia, New Zealand, 1300 CE - 1900 CE
15. Protoindustrialization in Diverse Regions, 1750 CE - 1900 CE
16. Colonies and Pre-industrial Nations in Asia and Africa, 1750 CE - 1900 CE
17. Modern Design in Europe and America, 1900-1917
18. Art and Literature of the Avant-Gardes, 1897-1918
19. World War I, 1914-1918

Volume 2
World War I to World War II
20. Design in the Soviet Union, 1905-1928
21. Weimar Germany, 1918-1933
22. France, 1918-1939
23. Great Britain 1918-1939
24. Western and Southern Europe 1900-1939
25. Central and Eastern Europe, 1900-1939
26. Scandinavia, 1917-1945
27. Italy, Germany, Portugal, Soviet Union, 1922-1940
28: The United States, 1917-1941
29. Latin America: Cuba, Mexico, Brazil, 1900-1939
30. Latin America: Chile, Argentina, Colombia, Venezuela, Uruguay, 1900-1939
31. Commonwealth Countries; Canada, Australia, New Zealand, 1917-1939
32. The Near and Middle East, 1900-1939
33. Colonies: Africa: 1900-1945
34: Colonies: India, Hong Kong, and Burma 1900-1945
35. Asia: China and Siam, 1900-1939
36: Asia: Japan and its Colonies, 1900-1937
37. World War II, 1939-1945

Editorial Reviews

"For close to a decade (maybe longer), Professor Victor Margolin has been working on his three volume opus: World History of Design (Bloomsbury). I can’t wait for it as it promises to be the most complete reference, with emphasis on graphic design and its contexts, that has been published to date." – Steven Heller, SVA, PrintMag.com

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