{"product_id":"pub-9798765102312","title":"Pub","description":"\u003cp\u003eObject Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe pub is an English institution. Yet its history has been obscured by myth and nostalgia. In this unique book, Philip Howell takes the public house as an object, or rather as a series of objects: he takes the pub apart and examines its constituent elements, from pub signs to the bar staff to the calling of \"time.\" But \u003ci\u003ePub\u003c\/i\u003e also explores the hidden features of the pub, such as corporate control, cultural acceptance and exclusion, and the role of the pub in communities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Philip Howell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/09\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Object Lessons\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.34lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.59h x 4.85w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798765102312","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43273938108553,"sku":"9798765102312","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_f4615ca2-f156-4bd9-97aa-a785ada8f390.jpg?v=1736842587","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/pub-9798765102312","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}