All consuming images. The politics of style in contemporary culture.

Contents :
INTRODUCTION : Shoes for Thought ;
I In the Eye's Mind ;
1. ". . . Images Without Bottom . . ." ;
2. Goods and Surfaces ;
3. The Marriage Between Art and Commerce ;
II Image and Identity ;
4. Chosen People ;
5. "The Dream of Wholeness" ;
III Image and Power in a Changing World ;
6. Varnished Barbarism ;
7. Mechanical Sentiments ;
IV The Politics of Style in Contemporary Culture ;
8. Form Follows Value ;
9. Form Follows Power ;
10. Form Follows Waste ;
CONCLUSION: The Political ;
Notes ;
Bibliography ;
Index 297.