by Celeste Olalquiaga (Author)
A cultural history of kitsch (from the German verkitschen , to make cheap, and kitschen , to collect junk from the street). Tracing its beginnings to the 19th century, Olalquiaga describes the culture of loss and melancholy in which kitsch came to life.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 321
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: 01 Nov 1999
ISBN 10: 0747545359
ISBN 13: 9780747545354