The social life of materials : studies in materials and society /
Imprint: | London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2015. |
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Description: | xxviii, 301 pages ; 24 cm |
Language: | English |
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Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10807334 |
Summary: | Materials play a central role in society. Beyond the physical and chemical properties of materials, their cultural properties have often been overlooked in anthropological studies: finished products have been perceived as 'social' yet the materials which comprise them are considered 'raw' or natural'. The Social Life of Materials proposes a new perspective in this interdisciplinary field. Diverting attention from the consumption of objects, the book looks towards the properties of materials and how these exist through many transformations in a variety of cultural contexts. |
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Physical Description: | xxviii, 301 pages ; 24 cm |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9781472592637 1472592638 9781472592644 1472592646 9781472592651 9781472592668 |