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020 _z9780786462919 (softcover : alk. paper)
020 _z9780786485222 (e-book)
035 _a(CaPaEBR)ebr10453102
035 _a(OCoLC)716123546
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_cCaPaEBR
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050 1 4 _aHD9707.U62
_bS44 2011eb
082 0 4 _a338.4/76814110973
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100 1 _aSegrave, Kerry,
_d1944-
245 1 0 _aVision aids in America
_h[electronic resource] :
_ba social history of eyewear and sight correction since 1900 /
_cKerry Segrave.
260 _aJefferson, N.C. :
_bMcFarland & Company,
_c2011.
300 _av, 212 p. :
_bill.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aThe years prior to 1900 -- Medical advice, lore and oddities -- Children and the needy -- Fashion and style -- Marketing -- Women -- Image, psychology, experiments -- Statistics -- Optometry laws -- Price-fixing, scams, retailing -- Contact lens -- Sunglasses.
520 _a"This text examines the marketing and selling of eyewear with attention paid to strategies and the internal structures of the industry and its regulations. This critical examination reveals how a relatively simple and functional item such as corrective eyewear could be transformed through marketing into a fashion accessory and a personal statement"--Provided by publisher.
533 _aElectronic reproduction.
_bPalo Alto, Calif. :
_cebrary,
_d2011.
_nAvailable via World Wide Web.
_nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
650 0 _aOptical trade
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aEyeglass frame industry
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aOphthalmic lenses
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aEyeglasses, Protective
_zUnited States.
655 7 _aElectronic books.
_2local
710 2 _aebrary, Inc.
856 4 0 _uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/daystar/Doc?id=10453102
_zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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