The colour code
London: Profile Books, 2021
Monographie, Gedruckte Ressource
- 352 Seiten : Illustrationen ; 20 cm
Zugriff:
Ermittle Ausleihstatus...
Seeing red -- Yellow fevers -- Into the blue -- House of orange -- Purple reign -- Sea of green -- Pink is for boys -- Brown in town -- The black stuff -- The grey area -- The whiteness of being.
"A kaleidoscopic compendium of colour cultures and meanings that will change the way you see the spectrum. How many colours are there? In the West we see seven, but the Chinese see five, while the Piraha tribe in the Amazon have no words for the spectrum. Colour isn't something we see; it's something we think. In this popular culture miscellany, Paul Simpson takes eleven key colours and explores how they have shaped our evolution as a species, persuaded us in politics and culture and allowed us to express or oppress personal freedoms. His book investigates such issues as the shifting gender of pink, the poisonous potential of green, the decadence of yellow, the performance-diminishing impact of grey and the ways in which orange has shaped power in Europe"--Publisher's description
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The colour code
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Verantwortlichkeitsangabe: | Paul Simpson |
Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Simpson, Paul (1961-) |
Veröffentlichung: | London: Profile Books, 2021 |
Medientyp: | Monographie |
Datenträgertyp: | Gedruckte Ressource |
Umfang: | 352 Seiten : Illustrationen ; 20 cm |
ISBN: | 9781781256268 paperback; 1781256268 paperback |
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