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The Material Culture Reader

Victor Buchli editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:1st Nov '02

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Also available in paperback, 9781859735596 GBP15.99 (November, 2002)

Material culture has finally earned a central place within anthropology. Emerging from the pioneering work done at University College London, this reader brings together for the first time seminal articles that have helped shape the anthropological study of material culture.Material culture has finally earned a central place within anthropology. Emerging from the pioneering work done at University College London, this reader brings together for the first time seminal articles that have helped shape the anthropological study of material culture. With topics ranging from the anthropology of art to architecture, landscape studies, archaeology, consumption studies and heritage management, this key text reflects the breadth of material culture studies today. The authors, who discuss field sites as distant as Vanuatu, New Ireland, Trinidad and Soviet Russia, show how material culture provides a new lens for viewing the world around us and effectively bridges the gap between theory and data. Providing the first-ever synthesis of these ground-breaking essays in an easily accessible volume, this book will serve as a comprehensive introduction to the subject and a valuable reference guide for anyone interested in material culture, anthropology, art and museum studies.

'This is a useful 'reader' for those who are specifically interested in detailed issues raised by recent research into aspects of material culture.'The Art Book

ISBN: 9781859735541

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 810g

286 pages