Refrigerator

Name: Refrigerator
Brand: Allen & Unwin
SKU: 9781628924329
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By Professor Jonathan Rees

Series: Object Lessons

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Refrigerator by Professor Jonathan Rees explores the profound impact of the household refrigerator, a technology that has significantly shaped human diet and longevity over the past two thousand years. Far from being just a container for cold drinks and food, the refrigerator reveals much about our personal lives and societal structures. This book traces the appliance's history, current significance, and future, inviting readers to reconsider something so familiar it is often overlooked.
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This book suits readers interested in history, technology, food culture, and environmental issues, especially those curious about everyday objects and their broader impact.

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Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.

It may be responsible for a greater improvement in human diet and longevity than any other technology of the last two thousand years—but have you ever thought seriously about your refrigerator? That box humming in the background displays more than you might expect, even who you are and the society in which you live.

Jonathan Rees examines the past, present, and future of the household refrigerator with the aim of preventing its users from ever taking it for granted again. No mere container for cold Cokes and celery stalks, the refrigerator acts as a mirror—and what it reflects is chilling indeed.

Object Lessons is published in partnership with an essay series in The Atlantic.

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Praised for its engaging narrative, Refrigerator is described as a delightful and meticulous exploration of a common appliance's history and influence. Andrew F. Smith highlights the surprising connections of the fridge's rise, while Nicola Twilley notes its transformative effect on global eating habits and recommends it for anyone who owns one. The book also thoughtfully addresses the environmental implications of refrigeration.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781628924329

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 05 November 2015

Country: United States

Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic

Illustration: 12 b/w images

Audience: Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 8.0mm

Width: 188.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 120g

Pages: 136

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Education & Reference Non-Fiction Philosophy & Psychology Philosophy & Stoicism Professor Jonathan Rees Series: Object Lessons

About the Author

Jonathan Rees is Professor of History at Colorado State University - Pueblo, USA. He is the author of four books, including of Refrigeration Nation: A History of Ice, Appliances, and Enterprise in America (2013) and Industrialization and the Transformation of American Life: A Brief Introduction (2012).