内容简介
Universallypopular,uncommonlyloud,apyrotechnicspectaclethatinspireslaughter,delightandahealthydoseoffrayednerves—whatelsebutthefirecracker!TheselittlesticksofpaperandpowderhavecapturedtheimaginationofculturestheworldoversincetheChineseinventedthemcenturiesago.Aspractical,chemicaldevelopmentsinfirecrackerproductionproceededapace,thepopularartformoflabeldesignflourished,leavinguswitharemarkablevisualrecordofthemythsandculturalattitudesoftheChinesemanufacturersandtheirmarkets.FIRECRACKERSexplorestheartformindetail,linkingittohistoryandexploringitsrelevanceinthevariousculturesthatceremonializethispeculiarbang.Includesreproductionsofover100full-colorlabels,aswellastipsonfindingandsavingfirecrackerart.
作者简介
WARRENDOTZisapopculturehistorianandtheauthorofeightbooksonadvertisingart.Asanauthorityonproductlabelart,hiscommentaryhasappearedinAdvertisingAge,Brandweek,andtheNewYorkTimesMagazine.HelivesandworksinBerkeley,California.JACKMINGOisawriterwithmorethanadozenbooksandnumerousarticlesinscoresofpublicationstohiscredit.HelivesinAlameda,California.GEORGEMOYERisalicensedpyrotechnicianandalifelongcollectoroffirecrackerlabelswithoneofthelargestcollectionsintheUnitedStates.HelivesinPottsville,Pennsylvania.,,,,