Material Culture In The Social World
Author | : Dant, Tim |
Publisher | : McGraw-Hill Education (UK) |
Total Pages | : 239 |
Release | : 1999-08-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780335198214 |
ISBN-13 | : 033519821X |
Rating | : 4/5 (14 Downloads) |
Download or read book Material Culture In The Social World written by Dant, Tim and published by McGraw-Hill Education (UK). This book was released on 1999-08-01 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This engaging book draws on established theoretical work, including that of Simmel, Marx, McLuhan, Barthes and Baudrillard as well as a range of contemporary empirical work from many humanities disciplines. It uses ideas drawn from this work to explore how we interact with objects in our everyday lives. These are not merely functional relationships with things but are connected to the way we relate to other people and the culture of the particular society we live in - they are social relations.