All across the humanities fields there is a new interest in materials and materiality. This is the first book to capture and study the ldquo;material turnrdquo; in the humanities from all its varied perspectives. Cultural Histories of the Material World brings together top scholars from all these different fieldsmdash;from Art History; Anthropology; Archaeology; Classics; Folklore; History; History of Science; Literature; Philosophymdash;to offer their vision of what cultural history of the material world looks like and attempt to show how attention to materiality can contribute to a more precise historical understanding of specific times; places; ways; and means. The result is a spectacular kaleidoscope of future possibilities and new perspectives.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy bernard j. siler jr.A+