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The Things about Museums constitutes a unique, highly diverse collection of essays unprecedented in existing books in either museum and heritage studies or material culture studies. Taking varied perspectives and presenting a range of case studies, the chapters all address objec…
Andrew Sayer undertakes a fundamental critique of social science's difficulties in acknowledging that people's relation to the world is one of concern. As sentient beings, capable of flourishing and suffering, and particularly vulnerable to how others treat us, our view of the w…
Handbook of material culture
by Küchler, Susanne, Spyer, Patricia, Keane, Webb, Tilley, Chris, Rowlands, Mike
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Series of essay chapters (a number of which first saw publication in German in mainstream newspapers and magazines) addresses how Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, and other forms of social media work (and that broader "by-product" of the militaristic ARPANET, the internet), what the…
Presents 13 ethnographies which examine what defines and makes 'craft' in a wide variety of practices from around the world. Challenging the conventional understanding of craft as a survival, a revival, or something that resists capitalism, the book turns instead to the designer…
Review: "This critically acclaimed, lavishly illustrated book will help educators create the highest quality learning opportunities for a new generation of children. The second edition features substantial and important changes, including the addition of new chapters by pioneers…