Book Cover; Title; Contents; Acknowledgements; Notes on contributors; Why some things matter; Radio texture: between self and others; From woollen carpet to grass carpet: bridging house and garden in an English suburb; Window shopping at home: classifieds, catalogues and new consumer skills; The message in paper; Material of culture, fabric of identity; Calypso's consequences; Coca-Cola: a black sweet drink from Trinidad; Signs of the new nation: gift exchange, consumption and aid on a former collective farm in north-west Estonia |