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From the candy bar to the cigarette, records to roller coasters, a technological revolution during the last quarter of the nineteenth century precipitated a colossal shift in human consumption and sensual experience. This book sheds new light on the origins of modern consumer culture and how technologies have transformed human sensory experience.

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Packaged Pleasures, Gary S. Cross, Robert Proctor

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2014
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Title
Packaged Pleasures
Language
English
Released
2014
Format
Hardcover
Pages
352
ISBN10
0226121275
ISBN13
9780226121277
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From the candy bar to the cigarette, records to roller coasters, a technological revolution during the last quarter of the nineteenth century precipitated a colossal shift in human consumption and sensual experience. This book sheds new light on the origins of modern consumer culture and how technologies have transformed human sensory experience.