Genuine Fakes: How Phony Things Teach Us about Real Stuff

by Lydia Pyne

Book Overview

Is the distinction between "real" and "fake" as clear-cut as we think?

Does an authentic Andy Warhol painting need to be painted by Andy Warhol? Should we be outraged that some of those famous scenes in Blue Planet were filmed in a lab? Who are the scientists putting ever-more improbable flavors in our Jelly Belly beans? Welcome to the world of "genuine fakes"--the curious objects that fall in between things that are real and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 147296182X
• ISBN13: 9781472961822
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: Bloomsbury SIGMA
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.4" x 8.5"