Description: History and Material Culture : A Student's Guide to Approaching Alternative Sources, Paperback by Harvey, Karen (EDT), ISBN 1138928674, ISBN-13 9781138928671, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US Sources are the raw material of History, but whereas the written word has traditionally been seen as the principal source, historians now recognize the value of sources beyond text. In this new edition of History and Material Culture, contributors consider a range of objects – from an eighteenth-century bed curtain to a twenty-first-century shopping trolley – which can help historians develop new interpretations and new knowledge about the past. Containing two new chapters on healing objects in East Africa and the shopping trolley in the social world, this book examines a variety of material sources from around the globe and across centuries to assess how such sources can be used to study the distant and the recent past. In a revised introduction, Karen Harvey discusses some of the principal issues raised when historians use material culture, particularly in the context of 'the material turn', and suggests some initial steps for those unfamiliar with these kinds of sources. While the sources are discussed from interdisciplinary perspectives, the emphasis of th is on what historians stand to gain from using material culture, as well as what historians have to offer the broader study of material culture. Clearly written and accessible, this book is the ideal introduction to the opportunities and challenges of researching material culture, and is essential reading for all students of historical theory and method.
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Book Title: History and Material Culture : A Student's Guide to Approaching A
Number of Pages: 262 Pages
Publication Name: History and Material Culture : a Student's Guide to Approaching Alternative Sources
Language: English
Publisher: Routledge
Item Height: 0.6 in
Subject: Historiography, Social History, Study & Teaching, General, Customs & Traditions
Publication Year: 2017
Features: New Edition
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 13.6 Oz
Item Length: 9.2 in
Subject Area: Social Science, History
Author: Karen Harvey
Series: Routledge Guides to Using Historical Sources Ser.
Item Width: 6.9 in
Format: Trade Paperback
