The Life Cycle of Russian Things - From Fish Guts to Faberge, 1600 - Present (Paperback)

The Life Cycle of Russian Things re-orients commodity studies using interdisciplinary and comparative methods to foreground unique Russian and Soviet materials as varied as apothecary wares, isinglass, limestone and tanks. It also transforms modernist and Western interpretations of the material by emphasizing the commonalities of the Russian experience. Expert contributors from across the United States, Canada, Britain, and Germany come together to situate Russian material culture studies at an interdisciplinary crossroads. Drawing upon theory from anthropology, history, and literary and museum studies, the volume presents a complex narrative, not only in terms of material consumption but also in terms of production and the secondary life of inheritance, preservation, or even destruction. In doing so, the book reconceptualises material culture as a lived experience of sensory interaction. The Life Cycle of Russian Things sheds new light on economic history and consumption studies by reflecting the diversity of Russia's experiences over the last 400 years.

General

Imprint:	Bloomsbury Academic
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	May 2023
Editors:	Matthew P. Romaniello • Alison K Smith • Tricia Starks
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	264
ISBN-13:	978-1-350-18606-4
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > European history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
LSN:	1-350-18606-6
Barcode:	9781350186064

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