Meanings of things, the: material culture and symbolic expression
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9780003020656
Date de publication :
7 mars 2011
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 cm
Poids :
550 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Concentrates on the varying roles and functions that material culture plays in almost all aspects of the social fabric of a given culture. Using world-wide data, the book queries whether material culture is equivalent to documents which can be "read" and questions the messages conveyed this way.