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What Objects Mean: An Introduction to Material Culture
Arthur Asa Berger
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Description for What Objects Mean: An Introduction to Material Culture
Paperback. Arthur Asa Berger is back with the second edition of his popular, user-friendly guide for students who want to understand the social meanings of objects. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JFCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 446.
Arthur Asa Berger, author of an array of texts in communication, popular culture, and social theory, is back with the second edition of his popular, user-friendly guide for students who want to understand the social meanings of objects. In this broadly interdisciplinary text, Berger takes the reader through half a dozen theoretical models that are commonly used to analyze objects. He then describes and analyzes eleven objects, many of them new to this edition—including smartphones, Facebook, hair dye, and the American flag—showing how they demonstrate concepts like globalization, identity, and nationalism. The book includes a series of exercises that ... Read more
Arthur Asa Berger, author of an array of texts in communication, popular culture, and social theory, is back with the second edition of his popular, user-friendly guide for students who want to understand the social meanings of objects. In this broadly interdisciplinary text, Berger takes the reader through half a dozen theoretical models that are commonly used to analyze objects. He then describes and analyzes eleven objects, many of them new to this edition—including smartphones, Facebook, hair dye, and the American flag—showing how they demonstrate concepts like globalization, identity, and nationalism. The book includes a series of exercises that ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Left Coast Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Walnut Creek, United States
ISBN
9781611329049
SKU
V9781611329049
Shipping Time
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About Arthur Asa Berger
Authored by Asa Berger, Arthur; Berger, Arthur Asa
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