{"product_id":"9798765102312","title":"Pub","description":"Author: Howell, Philip\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9798765102312\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 03 Apr 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 160 Format: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Erudite, quirky, and amusing.\" Sebastian Faulks\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eObject Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.\u003cbr\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.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46643194691742,"sku":"UBD-9798765102312","price":19.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9798765102312.jpg?v=1774483711","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9798765102312","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}