Description
SOAP, SEX AND CIGARETTES examines how American advertising both mirrors society and creates it. From the primary newspaper advertisement in colonial times to these days’s on-line viral advertising, the text explores how advertising grew in The usa, how merchandise and types were produced and promoted, and the way advertisements and agencies mirror and introduce cultural trends and problems. The threads of art, trade, culture, and technology unify the work. The text is chronological in its organization and is lavishly illustrated with advertisements.