Representing a new wave of thinking about material culture
studies-a topic long overdue for reevaluation-the essays in this
volume take a fresh look at the relationship between material
culture and exchange theory and illuminate the changing patterns of
cultural flow in an increasingly global economy and the cultural
differences registered in "regimes of value." The Empire of Things
includes an extensive interview with the late Annette B.Weiner,
whose work on exchange theory still inspires contemporary material
culture studies. The contributors deconstruct the traditional
opposition between "gift" and "commodity" and between supposedly;
"alienable" and "inalienable" objects in ceremonies of
exchange-whether on the island of Sumba or among middle-class
shoppers in North London. They show how objects can become symbols
of national identity, in cases ranging from artworks in Australia
to lost body parts of past Mexican presidents. They reveal how the
movement of objects through different contexts, across borders, or
through art exhibitions exposes contradictions and shifting
meanings for different constituencies.
General
| Imprint: |
School of American Research Press,U.S.
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Series: |
School for Advanced Research Advanced Seminar Series |
| Release date: |
2002 |
| Editors: |
Fred R Myers
|
| Dimensions: |
227 x 150 x 28mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
368 |
| Edition: |
1st ed |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-930618-06-0 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Sociology, social studies >
General
|
| LSN: |
1-930618-06-9 |
| Barcode: |
9781930618060 |
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