03027nam 2200661 a 450 991095638440332120251116160510.01-135-36163-097866105434411-280-54344-20-203-03314-0(CKB)111056487007184(EBL)166034(OCoLC)475874376(SSID)ssj0000198924(PQKBManifestationID)11172340(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000198924(PQKBWorkID)10184606(PQKB)10387403(SSID)ssj0000302702(PQKBManifestationID)12090561(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000302702(PQKBWorkID)10274399(PQKB)11542534(MiAaPQ)EBC166034(OCoLC)796032077(OCoLC-P)796032077(FlBoTFG)9780203033142(EXLCZ)9911105648700718420000724d1997 uy 0engur|n|||||||||txtccrMaterial cultures why some things matter /edited by Daniel Miller1st ed.London UCL Press19971 online resource (256 p.)Consumption and spaceIncludes index.1-85728-685-5 1-85728-686-3 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 EstoniaAt home and abroad: inalienable wealth, personal consumption and the formulations of femininity in the southern PhilippinesIndex;AnnotationThis volume is an ethnographic study of material cultures. Incorporating local and global dimensions, a team of scholars explore the changing experiences of cultures in locations as disparate as the Philippines and Northern Ireland. Material culture and consumption studies have undergone something of a renaissance recently. This study provides an up-to-date analysis of a developing field in sociological and anthropological based courses.; This book is intended for undergraduate/MA courses on material culture and consumption within cultural studies and anthropology degree schemes.Consumption and space.Material cultureMaterial culture.306Miller Daniel1954-118348MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910956384403321Material cultures4490208UNINA