The material culture reader / edited by Victor Buchli.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Buchli, Victor.

George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Material culture.

Physical Description:

xi, 274 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford, UK ; New York : Berg, 2002.

Summary:

Material culture has finally earned a central place within anthropology. This pioneering 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, archaeology, consumption 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 artifact. 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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

ISBN:

1859735541

1859735592

OCLC:

123156174