Materiality And Society
Author | : Dant, Tim |
Publisher | : McGraw-Hill Education (UK) |
Total Pages | : 183 |
Release | : 2004-12-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780335208555 |
ISBN-13 | : 033520855X |
Rating | : 4/5 (55X Downloads) |
Download or read book Materiality And Society written by Dant, Tim and published by McGraw-Hill Education (UK). This book was released on 2004-12-01 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the relationships between society and material culture: the interaction between people and things. Tim Dant argues that the traditional approach to material culture has focused on the symbolic meanings of objects, largely overlooking the material impact that objects have on everyday life in late modernity.