作者简介
Daniel Miller is the author of Material Culture and Mass Consumerism, published by Wiley.
内容简介
Drawing on a range of e x amples from Western and dev eloping cultures, this book offers a re-reading of the contemporary society as the pro duct of both individual and collective identity and behaviour. Marxist interpretations of the ex pansion in the range and number of material go ods have tended to view people as estranged from the objects they produce, while massive consumption re info rces the fragmented and individua list ic nature of capitalism. In this book, the author develops a more positive theory of material culture, revealing the creative potential in the relationship between people and goods. He argues that rather than being oppres se d by them, people redefine material objects to make them express themselves and their cultures. He shows that everyday objects reflect not only personal tastes and attributes, but also moral principles and social ideals.
Daniel Miller is the author of Material Culture and Mass Consumerism, published by Wiley.
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