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This book investigates the history of writing as a cultural practice in a variety of contexts and periods. It analyses the rituals and practices determining int

History through material culture is a unique, step-by-step guide for students and researchers who wish to use objects as historical sources.Responding to the si

"Humanists and social scientists alike will profit from reflection on the efforts of the contributors to reimagine anthropology in terms, not only of methodolog

In 1953 Margaret Mead and Rhoda Metraux produced The Study of Culture at a Distance, a compilation of research from this period. This work, long unavailable, pr

Taking as its point of departure Nelson Goodman's theory of symbol systems as delineated in his seminal book «Ways of Worldmaking», this volume gauges the pos