The pursuit of exceptional typicality: glass-making in Communist Czechoslovakia

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Bell, R. 2016. The pursuit of exceptional typicality: glass-making in Communist Czechoslovakia. Glass Circle News. 39 (2), pp. 18-23.
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TitleThe pursuit of exceptional typicality: glass-making in Communist Czechoslovakia
AuthorsBell, R.
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Article for Glass Circle exploring ideas of 'exceptional typicality' stemming from my PhD research, looking at the role of Czech glass figurines (and related glass objects) in Socialist Czechoslovakia.

Research GroupFashion and Interiors
PublisherClass Circle Society
JournalGlass Circle News
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Print31 Jul 2016
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Deposited01 Nov 2018
Accepted20 May 2016
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Glass Circle News, Issue 141 Vol. 39, No. 2, July 2016

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