A Matter of Taste
How Names, Fashions and Culture Change
Published on 11. August 2000
Book
Hardback
350 pages
978-0-300-08385-9 (ISBN)
Description
What accounts for our tastes? Why and how do they change over time? Stanley Lieberson analyzes children's first names to develop an original theory of fashion. He disputes the commonly-held notion that tastes in names (and other fashions) simply reflect societal shifts.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
62 illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
620 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-300-08385-9 (9780300083859)
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