Material culture books

Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow investigates the Walkman's influence on public space, our relationship to electronic personal...  Read More >>

Tumor examines the cultural attitudes that shape the ways we research a tumor scientifically, treat it medically,...  Read More >>

The eye chart--essential diagnostic tool, template, sign, toy--is a monument to un-reading and a guide to the absurdities...  Read More >>

Uses the whale song to explore how environmental problems like noise pollution and climate change affect social...  Read More >>

A funny, lyrical, illuminating book on the rich and little known history of the humble sock, its various incarnations...  Read More >>

Jet lag is a physical ailment, a temporal condition, a political effect, and, ultimately, a cultural moment--in...  Read More >>

Part memoir and part study of modern life, Shopping Mall examines the modern mythology of the shopping mall and...  Read More >>

In a world where visibility is power and identity is at the core of political contestation, the veil questions notions...  Read More >>

The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum houses an extraordinary collection of 'prisoners' objects' made...  Read More >>

Expanding on previous studies of Zen art history, material/visual culture, and religious practice, Zen and Material...  Read More >>

Hair – we all have it, but have you ever really thought about it?  Read More >>

A vivid exploration of the evolution of reading as an essential social and domestic activity during the eighteenth...  Read More >>

John Armitage and Joanne Roberts present a groundbreaking examination of the relations between historical and, crucially,...  Read More >>

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This book argues archaeology is uniquely placed to contribute a variety of perspectives on the current life-cycles...  Read More >>

Unpacks the political economy of new science and technology projects, and the implications for a utopian future...  Read More >>

This volume is at the cutting edge of cultural property studies, bringing together diverse academic and professional...  Read More >>

Using archaeological approaches to human material culture, this volume offers unprecedented access to the middle-class...  Read More >>

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Communications and Mobility is a unique, interdisciplinary look at mobility, territory, communication, and transport...  Read More >>

Communications and Mobility is a unique, interdisciplinary look at mobility, territory, communication, and transport...  Read More >>

Gary Cross reveals how consumed nostalgia shapes how we cope with accelerating change, unpacking the cultural dynamics...  Read More >>

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An account of the practice of anatomical modelling in mid-eighteenth-century Italy, showing how anatomical models...  Read More >>