Material Cultures: Why Some Things Matter
A collection of essays which present a balanced survey between theoretical discussions on the one hand and case-study research on the other. This volume is an ethnographic study of material cultures.
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- Full title :Material Cultures : Why Some Things Matter.
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A collection of essays which present a balanced survey between theoretical discussions on the one hand and case-study research on the other. This volume is an ethnographic study of material cultures.
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- Publication Date:1997.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Routledge
- Place of Publication:London
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:1997.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (256 pages)
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780203033142, 0203033140, 9781857286854, 1857286855, 9780226526010, 0226526011, 1280543442, 9781280543449
- oclc:ocn437074603
- LC Classification:GN406.M37 1998eb
- Dewey Decimal:306.3
Table of Contents
Book Cover; Title; Contents; Acknowledgements; Notes on contributors; Why some things matter; Radio texture: between self and others; From woollen carpet to grass carpet: bridging house and garden in an English suburb; Window shopping at home: classifieds, catalogues and new consumer skills; The message in paper; Material of culture, fabric of identity; Calypso's consequences; Coca-Cola: a black sweet drink from Trinidad; Signs of the new nation: gift exchange, consumption and aid on a former collective farm in north-west Estonia.
At home and abroad: inalienable wealth, personal consumption and the formulations of femininity in the southern PhilippinesIndex.
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