Pub by Philip Howell
"Erudite, quirky, and amusing." Sebastian Faulks
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 Pub also explores the hidden features of the pub, such as corporate control, cultural acceptance and exclusion, and the role of the pub in communities.
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Potato
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High Heel
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Dust
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Shipping Container
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Oil
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Mushroom
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Sticker
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Spacecraft
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Burger
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Drone
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Hotel
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Hood
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Ocean
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Relic
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Air Conditioning
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Space Rover
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Alarm
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Grave
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Glitter
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Bookshelf
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Phone Booth
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Blanket
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Jet Lag
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Shopping Mall
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Swimming Pool
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Barcode
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Magazine
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Sewer
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Football
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Hyphen
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Snake
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Bulletproof Vest
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Waste
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Coffee
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Egg
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Driver's License
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Exit
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Fat
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Fist
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Concrete
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Glasses
Philip Howell is Professor in Historical Geography at the University of Cambridge, UK.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9798765102312 |
| ISBN 10 | 8765102312 |
| Title | Pub |
| Author | Philip Howell |
| Series | Object Lessons |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
| Year published | 2025-02-20 |
| Number of pages | 160 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |