Understanding Material Culture
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Studies in material culture show the contrary, they underscore the reciprocal shaping of inanimate things and people, essentially for social purposes.
“Studies in material culture in fact show the contrary, they underscore the reciprocal shaping of inanimate things and people, essentially for social purposes.”
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- Authors
- Woodward, I.
- Corresponding author
- Woodward, Ian
- ORCID
- Woodward, Ian
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- SAGE Publications Ltd eBooks
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- SAGE Publications Ltd
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- 2007
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- Topics
- Social Sciences › Anthropology › Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History › Cultural History and Identity Formation
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › General Arts and Humanities › Cultural and Mythological Studies
- Keywords
- material culture
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