Material Culture in America

Material Culture in America
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Publisher : ABC-CLIO
Total Pages : 604
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Book Synopsis Material Culture in America by : Helen Sheumaker

Download or read book Material Culture in America written by Helen Sheumaker and published by ABC-CLIO. This book was released on 2008 with total page 604 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "You can tell a lot about people by looking at their stuff - the things they make, process, and value. That is the idea that drives the field of material culture, in which scholars explore the meaning of objects of a given society. This book is the first encyclopedia to look at the study of material culture and what it reveals about life in the United States."--Jacket.


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