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9780060186326
"Because it's groundbreaking, THE SUBSTANCE OF STYLE is likely to annoy people both for what Postrel is saying and for what she omits....But it deserves to be taken seriously, because it's the kind of book that crystallizes attitudes and assumptions that have pervaded contemporary life without much intellectual rationale.Postrel, Virginia is the author of 'The Substance of Style: How the Rise of Aesthetic Value is Remaking Commerce, Culture, and Consciousness' with ISBN 9780060186326 and ISBN 0060186321.
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