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Meikle, J.L., 1997. American Plastic: A Cultural History. Rutgers University Press, New Brunswick & London. This book includes the following chapters: Introduction: A matter of definition - 1. Celluloid: From imitation to innovation - 2. Bakelite: Defining an artificial material - 3. Vision and reality in the plastic age - 4. An industry takes shape - 5. Nylon: Domesticating a new synthetic - 6. Growing pains: The conversion to Postwar - 7. Design in plastic: From durable to disposable - 8. Material doubts and plastic fallout - 9. Beyond plastic: The culture of synthesis - Acknowledgments - Sources - Notes - Index.
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MoDiPL : 0255
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1997