In studying material culture, anthropologists and archaeologists use meaningful physical objects from a culture to help understand the less tangible aspects of that culture, such as societal structure, rituals, and values. What happens when these objects are destroyed, by war, n…
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Using case studies, this book reveals that the absence of objects can be just as telling as their presence. Covering everything from organ donation, to funerary rituals, to prisoners of war, this text provides a theoretical framework for anthropologists and archaeologists studyi…
In studying material culture, anthropologists and archaeologists use meaningful physical objects from a culture to help understand the less tangible aspects of that culture, such as societal structure, rituals, and values. This title reveals that the absence of objects can be ju…
The war of dreams: studies in ethno-fiction
by Augé, Marc
fromAnthropology, culture, and society
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The war of dreams: studies in ethno fiction
by Augé, Marc
fromAnthropology, culture, and society
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Type: Book
The war of dreams: exercises in ethno-fiction
by Augé, Marc, Heron, Liz
fromAnthropology, culture & society
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In this study, Augé continues his critical exploration of contemporary modernity with an examination of dreams, myth and fiction in the age of satellite TV and the Internet - a world in which information overload threatens to colonize us all.
