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An Archaeology of the Immaterial
Victor Buchli
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Paperback. Num Pages: 202 pages, 17 black & white halftones, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HDA; JFCD; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 140 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 232.
An Archaeology of the Immaterial examines a highly significant but poorly understood aspect of material culture studies: the active rejection of the material world. Buchli argues that this is evident in a number of cultural projects, including anti-consumerism and asceticism, as well as other attempts to transcend material circumstances. Exploring the cultural work which can be achieved when the material is rejected, and the social effects of these `dematerialisations', this book situates the way some people disengage from the world as a specific kind of physical engagement which has profound implications for our understanding of personhood and materiality. ... Read more
An Archaeology of the Immaterial examines a highly significant but poorly understood aspect of material culture studies: the active rejection of the material world. Buchli argues that this is evident in a number of cultural projects, including anti-consumerism and asceticism, as well as other attempts to transcend material circumstances. Exploring the cultural work which can be achieved when the material is rejected, and the social effects of these `dematerialisations', this book situates the way some people disengage from the world as a specific kind of physical engagement which has profound implications for our understanding of personhood and materiality. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
190
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415840507
SKU
V9780415840507
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About Victor Buchli
Victor Buchli is Professor of Material Culture in the Department of Anthropology, University College London.
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