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Material Cultures: Why Some Things Matter Paperback Book
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Good
- Seller Notes
- “Name handwritten on inside front cover page. The rest of the pages are clean with a tight binding.”
- Book Title
- Material Cultures : Why Some Things Matter
- ISBN
- 9780226526010
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
ISBN-10
0226526011
ISBN-13
9780226526010
eBay Product ID (ePID)
332124
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
251 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Material Cultures : Why Some Things Matter
Publication Year
1998
Subject
Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Anthropology / General, Customs & Traditions
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Social Science
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
14.1 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
97-031175
Dewey Edition
21
Dewey Decimal
306
Table Of Content
Acknowledgements Notes on Contributors 1: Why some things matter Daniel Miller 2: Radio texture: between self and others Jo Tacchi 3: From woollen carpet to grass carpet: bridging house and garden in an English suburb Sophie Chevalier 4: Window shopping at home: classifieds, catalogues and new consumer skills Alison J. Clarke 5: The message in paper Andrea Pellegram 6: Material of culture, fabric of identity Neil Jarman 7: Calypso's consequences Justin Finden-Crofts 8: Coca-Cola: a black sweet drink from Trinidad Daniel Miller 9: Signs of the new nation: gift exchange, consumption and aid on a former collective farm in north-west Estonia Sigrid Rausing 10: At home and abroad: inalienable wealth, personal consumption and the formulations of femininity in the southern Philippines Mark Johnson Index
Synopsis
The field of material culture, while historically well established, has recently enjoyed something of a renaissance. Methods once dominated by Marxist- and commodity-oriented analyses and by the study of objects as symbols are giving way to a more ethnographic approach to artifacts. This orientation is the cornerstone of the essays presented in Material Cultures . A collection of case studies which move from the domestic sphere to the global arena, the volume includes examinations of the soundscape produced by home radios, catalog shopping, the role of paper in the workplace, and the relationship between the production and consumption of Coca-Cola in Trinidad. The diversity of the essays is mediated by their common commitment to ethnography with a material focus. Rather than examine objects as mirages of media or language, Material Cultures emphasizes how the study of objects not only contributes to an understanding of artifacts but is also an effective means for studying social values and contradictions.
LC Classification Number
GN406.M37 1998
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- a***u (234)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseThis item is just as described and pictured in the listing. It looks new without the box, pieces still in original packaging. This seller offered it at a great value. The seller packaged it very well, mailed it very quickly, and it arrived in great condition. I’m very happy with this purchase. Great EBay seller!
- t***c (44)- Feedback left by buyer.Past yearVerified purchaseWhat a great experience. Michael 537 immediately responded to my purchase & the book was sent out right away. I received the book in 6 days, which included a weekend. That is lighting-fast for a book. The packaging was the finest I've ever seen for a book. The book was excellent condition, better than advertised, & it was even a signed copy. I shopped around and this was the best price I could find. This is a seller aiming to please,& I'm very pleased!This Heres A Good'un Hardcover Book By Bill Brett 1983 (#225022939191)