{"product_id":"i-object-ian-hislop-9780500480410","title":"I Object","description":"\u003cp\u003eAcross millennia, dissent has been an essential ingredient in the development of human civilization, acting as a driving force behind social and political change. In \u003cem\u003eI object\u003c\/em\u003e, satirist Ian Hislop, along with co-writer Tom Hockenhull, gathers together some 180 objects that people have created, adapted, and used to mock and attack the status quo in societies as varied as eleventh-century bc Egypt, sixteenth-century England, and late twentieth-century Afghanistan. The objects--ranging from explicit symbols of dissidence such as badges, posters, prints, and ceramics, to items that contain hidden messages, such as wooden doors from Nigeria, a cotton \u003cem\u003ekanga\u003c\/em\u003e from Kenya, or a postage stamp from China--illuminate lost or forgotten moments in history, and give voice to those who have no other way to express their views safely.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book is organized into three sections: the first looks at overt challenges to authority, from defaced coins to visual satire; the second explores how subversive messages, codes, and metaphors can be concealed in, for example, clothing and jewelry; the third investigates the role of the artist as activist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eI object\u003c\/em\u003e is a celebration of the wit and ingenuity of those who have questioned the establishment, told through the objects they left behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ian Hislop, Thomas Hockenhull\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0500480419\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780500480410\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Thames \u0026amp; Hudson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/15\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.60h x 6.90w x 1.20d","brand":"Ian Hislop","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44076060541183,"sku":"9780500480410","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_90dc5c2f-2308-472e-b186-bb3d44b18092.jpg?v=1685462949","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/i-object-ian-hislop-9780500480410","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}