{"product_id":"9781501358104","title":"Political Sign","description":"\u003ch3\u003eObject Lessons\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003ePolitical Sign\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eTobias Carroll | Ian Bogost | Christopher Schaberg\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Anthropology \/ Cultural \u0026amp; Social\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinalist for the Big Other Book Award for Nonfiction 2020\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eObject Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn an election year, political signs can be impossible to avoid. They're in front yards, on bumper stickers, and in some places you might never have expected. Tobias Carroll chronicles the permutations and secret histories of political signs, venturing into the story of how they came to be and illuminating how the signs around us shape us in ways we often fail to appreciate. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn an era of political polarization and heated debate, what can be learned from studying how our personal space becomes the setting for both? Understanding political signs can help us understand our current political moment, and how we might transcend it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eObject Lessons is published in partnership with an essay series in \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTobias Carroll\u003c\/b\u003e is Managing Editor of the literary website \u003ci\u003eVol.1 Brooklyn\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of two books, \u003ci\u003eReel \u003c\/i\u003e(2016) and \u003ci\u003eTransitory\u003c\/i\u003e (2016).   His writing has been published by \u003ci\u003eVulture\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePitchfork\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e Rolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHazlitt\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLiterary Hub\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Review\u003c\/i\u003e, among other places.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e03 September 2020\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781501358104\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e192\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6.56\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51331849224332,"sku":"9781501358104","price":13.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_59db8033-d5b7-4e2a-b263-599feb41ca2c.jpg?v=1783599475","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781501358104","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}