This important study introduces the key theories of national identity; and relates them to the broad fields of product; graphic and fashion design.Javier Gimeno-Martinez approaches the inter-relationship between national identity and cultural production from two perspectives: the distinctive characteristics of a nations output; and the consumption of design products within a country as a means of generating a national design landscape. Using case studies ranging from stamps in nineteenth century Russian-occupied Finland; to Coca-Cola as an American drink in modern Trinidad and Tobago; he addresses concepts of essentialism; constructivism; geography and multiculturality; and considers the works of key theorists; including Benedict Anderson; Eric Hobsbawm and Doreen Massey.This illuminating book offers the first comprehensive account of how national identity and cultural policy have shaped design; while suggesting that traditional formations of the national are increasingly unsustainable in an age of globalisation; migration and cultural diversity.Javier Gimeno-Martinez is Lecturer in Design Cultures at the VU University Amsterdam; The Netherlands.
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