Material culture books

"In his new book, Ian Hodder discusses our human ""entanglements"" with material things, and how archaeological...  Read More >>

Two of the key theoretical shifts over the years of critical work have been the visual turn and the material turn....  Read More >>

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This book speaks about a world of mute objects ranging from plant bulbs, divining rods, and archeological findings...  Read More >>

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Discusses what happens when the most common way we participate in social activism is by buying something  Read More >>

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Dugan's inspired analysis of a wide range of underexplored sources makes available to scholars a remarkable wealth...  Read More >>

Informed by a provocative exhibition at the Louvre curated by the author, The Severed Head unpacks artistic representations...  Read More >>

A New Nation of Goods highlights the significant role of provincial artisans in four crafts in the northeastern...  Read More >>

Sifting through America’s historical archaeological record to trace the evolution of consumer culture, the author...  Read More >>

Marking the anniversary of the telescope’s invention, these collected essays highlight a number of significant historical...  Read More >>

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As these essays open new vistas on the social construction of race and racism, they demonstrate a more hopeful view...  Read More >>

Urban Consumption explores the prospect for winding back current levels of household consumption in high income...  Read More >>

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Based primarily on a former coal-mining village in Northeast England, this book explores practices of inhabitation,...  Read More >>

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