{"id":12910,"date":"2026-03-03T14:32:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T14:32:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/november-books.com\/webstore\/product\/signs-of-the-times-a-portrait-of-the-nations-tastes\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T14:32:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T14:32:11","slug":"signs-of-the-times-a-portrait-of-the-nations-tastes","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/november-books.com\/webstore\/product\/signs-of-the-times-a-portrait-of-the-nations-tastes\/","title":{"rendered":"Signs of the Times : A Portrait of the Nation’s Tastes"},"content":{"rendered":"
Martin Parr<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Edition : First \/ Manchester \/ Cornerhouse \/ 1992 \/ Softcover. \/ VG+ \/ VG+ 4to, Unpaginated (ca 68pp). Printed wraps as issued. Numerous Colour plates. Text in English. <\/p>\nIn 1990, an advertisment was placed in the local press up and down Britain seeking volunteers for a survey of all aspects of their personal taste. From the 2000 respondents, 50 households were chosen featuring a range of age, gender, racial background, social class, region and type of personality. The resulting documentary survey reveals the dreams of ordinary British people: of country houses and Tuscan villas, Scandanavian cabins and high-tec Chicago offices filtered through the discount furniture warehouses and off-the-peg designer shops. This project is a serious exploration of British taste. With poignant, comic and controversial results, it uniquely reveals the ‘good taste’ of the British heartland.<\/p>\n