02339cam a2200349 a 45000010005000000030009000050050017000140080041000310100017000720200025000890200022001140200022001360200025001580350021001830400054002040410008002580500021002660820021002871000019003082450052003272600045003793000026004245040066004505050751005165200332012675260012015996500022016118560091016338560092017248560120018168560053019367492BD-DhEWU20180207203859.0060927r20132007cau g b 001 0 eng d a 2006935416 a9780761942252 (hbk.) a0761942254 (hbk.) a0761942262 (pbk.) a9780761942269 (pbk.) a(OCoLC)671655018 aUKMcUKMdBAKERdBWKUKdYDXCPdDLCdBD-DhEWUbeng aeng00aGN406b.W67 200704a306.46bWOU 20131 aWoodward, Ian.10aUnderstanding material culture /cIan Woodward. aLos Angeles :bSage Publications,c2007. avii, 191 p. ;c24 cm. aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [177]-184) and index. tTOCaPART 1: Locating material culture. The material as culture. Definitions, perspectives, approaches -- Studying material culture. Origins and premises -- -- PART 2: Theoretical approaches to studying material culture. The deceptive, suspicious object. Marxist and critical approaches -- The object as symbolic code. Structural and semiotic approaches -- The material representing the cultural universe. Objects, symbols and cultural categories -- -- PART 3: Objects in action. Objects and distinction. The aesthetic field and expressive materiality -- Material culture and identity. Objects and the self -- Material culture, narratives and social performance. Objects in contexts -- PART 4: Conclusion. Objects and meaning in consumer culture. aSummary: Why are i-pods and mobile phones fashion accessories? Why do people spend thousands remodelling their perfectly functional kitchen? Why do people crave shoes or handbags? Is our desire for objects unhealthy, or irrational? This book offers a systematic overview of the diverse ways of studying the material as culture. aEnglish 0aMaterial culture.423Publisher descriptionuhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0829/2006935416-d.html413Table of contents onlyuhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0829/2006935416-t.html423WorldCat detailsuhttp://www.worldcat.org/title/understanding-material-culture/oclc/671655018&referer=brief_results423E-book Fulltextuhttp://lib.ewubd.edu/ebook/7492