{"product_id":"a-four-eyed-world-how-glasses-changed-the-way-we-see-9798881804824","title":"A Four-Eyed World: How Glasses Changed the Way We See","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn engaging and informative cultural history of glasses that explores their origins, stigmas, future in technology, and more.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Eyeglasses have become so commonplace we hardly think about them-unless we can't find them. Yet glasses have been controversial throughout history. Roger Bacon pioneered using lenses to see and then spent a decade in a medieval prison for advocating that he could \"fix\" God's creations by improving our eyesight. Even today, people take off their glasses before having their picture taken, despite how necessary they are. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eA Four-Eyed World: How Glasses Changed the Way We See\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book to investigate the experience of wearing glasses and contacts and their role in culture. David King Dunaway encourages readers to take a look at how they literally see the world through what they wear. He explores everything from the history of deficient eyesight and how glasses are made to portrayals of those who wear glasses in media, the stigma surrounding them, and the future of augmented and virtual reality glasses, highlighting how glasses have shaped, and continue to shape, who we are. Interwoven is Dunaway's own experience of spending a week without his glasses, which he has used since childhood, to see the world around him and his newfound appreciation for his visual aids. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This is the story of how we see the world and how our ability to see things has evolved, ultimately asking: How have two cloudy, quarter-sized discs of crystal or glass originally riveted together become so essential to human existence? Shakespeare famously said eyes are windows to the soul, but what about people who see only by covering theirs with glasses? Readers will find out together through this fascinating and insightful cultural history of one of humanity's greatest inventions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David King Dunaway\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/19\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 6.40w x 0.98d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798881804824\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid King Dunaway \u003c\/b\u003eis professor of English at the Universities of New Mexico and Sao Paulo, Brazil and the author or editor of 10 historical and biographical books, including \u003ci\u003eHow Can I Keep From Singing: Pete Seeger\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOral History: An Interdisciplinary Anthology\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHuxley in Hollywood\u003c\/i\u003e. He's also coauthor of \u003ci\u003eWriting the Southwest\u003c\/i\u003e, and author of the anthology, \u003ci\u003eRoute 66 Companion\u003c\/i\u003e. His books have been translated and serialized internationally, and his essays published in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e San Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e, and the\u003ci\u003e Virginia Quarterly Review.\u003c\/i\u003e His book tours have included appearances on PBS, CNBC, and CSPAN's Book TV, as well as dozens of regional and local stations. He resides in Los Ranchos, New Mexico.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"David King Dunaway \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47674818330781,"sku":"9798881804824","price":49.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_95a0e6f6-393e-45a0-8b76-8cbfc82e2668.jpg?v=1771913316","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/a-four-eyed-world-how-glasses-changed-the-way-we-see-9798881804824","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}