The Comfort of Things
Daniel Miller
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Description for The Comfort of Things
Paperback. The diversity of contemporary London is extraordinary, and begs to be better understood. Never before have so many people from such diverse backgrounds been free to mix and not to mix in close proximity to each other. But increasingly people's lives take place behind the closed doors of private houses. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
What do we know about ordinary people in our towns and cities, about what really matters to them and how they organize their lives today? This book visits an ordinary street and looks into thirty households. It reveals the aspirations and frustrations, the tragedies and accomplishments that are played out behind the doors. It focuses on the things that matter to these people, which quite often turn out to be material things – their house, the dog, their music, the Christmas decorations. These are the means by which they express who they have become, and relationships to objects turn out ... Read more
What do we know about ordinary people in our towns and cities, about what really matters to them and how they organize their lives today? This book visits an ordinary street and looks into thirty households. It reveals the aspirations and frustrations, the tragedies and accomplishments that are played out behind the doors. It focuses on the things that matter to these people, which quite often turn out to be material things – their house, the dog, their music, the Christmas decorations. These are the means by which they express who they have become, and relationships to objects turn out ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
300
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
300
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745644042
SKU
V9780745644042
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-3
About Daniel Miller
Daniel Miller is Professor of Material Culture at University College London.
Reviews for The Comfort of Things
"Miller's moving account...is a stout defence of that pejorative notion: 'only sentimental value.'He builds up a tapestry of the variety of ways in which people use things to express themselves and make meaning in their lives. The nondescript, the ordinary can be invested with great value." The Guardian "An outstanding piece of work: ... Read more