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BL
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998578
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b752948
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| Main Entry
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Woodward, Ian.
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| Title & Author
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Understanding material culture /\ Ian Woodward.
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| Publication Statement
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Los Angeles :: Sage Publications,, 2007.
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1 online resource (vii, 191 pages)
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| ISBN
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1848607261
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: 9781848607262
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0761942254
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0761942262
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9780761942252
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9780761942269
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-184) and index.
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| Contents
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PART 1: Locating material culture. The material as culture. Definitions, perspectives, approaches -- Studying material culture. Origins and premises -- -- PART 2: Theoretical approaches to studying material culture. The deceptive, suspicious object. Marxist and critical approaches -- The object as symbolic code. Structural and semiotic approaches -- The material representing the cultural universe. Objects, symbols and cultural categories -- -- PART 3: Objects in action. Objects and distinction. The aesthetic field and expressive materiality -- Material culture and identity. Objects and the self -- Material culture, narratives and social performance. Objects in contexts -- PART 4: Conclusion. Objects and meaning in consumer culture.
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Why are iPods and mobile phones fashion accessories? Why do people spend thousands remodelling their perfectly functional kitchen? Offers an overview of the diverse ways of studying the material as culture.
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Material culture.
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Kulturstudier.
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Material culture.
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Materiell kultur-- teori, filosofi.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Public Policy-- Cultural Policy.
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Sachkultur
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Anthropology-- Cultural.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Popular Culture.
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| Dewey Classification
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306.46
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| LC Classification
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GN406.W67 2007eb
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LC 10000rvk
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MS 1290rvk
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