Patina: a profane archaeology

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"In Patina, anthropologist Shannon Lee Dawdy examines what was lost and found through the destruction of Hurricane Katrina. Tracking the rich history and unique physicality of New Orleans, she explains how it came to adopt the nickname "the antique city." With innovative applications of thing theory, Patina studies the influence of specific items--such as souvenirs, heirlooms, and Hurricane Katrina ruins--to explore how the city's residents use material objects to comprehend time, history, and …

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Full title :Patina : a profane archaeology / Shannon Lee Dawdy.

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Publication Date:2016.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):The University of Chicago Press
Place of Publication:Chicago
Language:eng
Publication Date:2016.

The Physical Object

Description:xv, 195 pages : : illustrations ; : 24 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780226351056, 022635105X, 9780226351193, 022635119X
oclc:ocn920017502
LC Classification:F379.N547
Dewey Decimal:976.3/35

Subjects

Antiques -- Social aspects -- Louisiana Antiquités (Objets anciens) -- Aspect s… Antiquities Archaeology and history Archaeology and history -- Louisiana Archéologie et histoire -- Louisiane Culture matérielle -- Aspect social -- … Excavations (Archaeology) Excavations (Archaeology) -- Louisiana Fouilles (Archéologie) -- Louisiane Historic buildings -- Social aspects --… Historic districts -- Social aspects --… Historic preservation -- Social aspects Historic preservation -- Social aspects… Louisiana -- New Orleans Material culture -- Social aspects Material culture -- Social aspects -- L… New Orleans (La.) -- Antiquities Préservation historique -- Aspect socia…