Material Culture: A Research Guide

Ames, Kenneth L

ISBN 10: 0700602755 / ISBN 13: 9780700602759

Published by University Press of Kansas, 1985

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Synopsis:

This collection of essays brings together six distinguished scholars in American studies; they examine the progress, problems, and potential of material culture research in America. From an interdisciplinary perspective--representing cultural geography, vernacular architecture, American studies, history of technology, deocrative arts, museum studies, and folklore--thse respected authorities survey the major material culture research and assess the most creative and innovative contemporary research. Thomas J. Schlereth's introductory chapter critically analyzes the value of material culture as a means of studying history through object rather than written documents. He concentrate on both the worth and the difficulties of "above-ground archaeology" as a historical research method. And the following chapters discuss the fields and subfields within material culture, summarize the present scholarly trends, and include current bibliographic information useful to a wide range of scholars.

From the Back Cover: The present collection contains essays by scholars who know the scope and significance of material culture within their respective disciplines of cultural geography, vernacular architecture, the history of technology, the decorative arts, and folklife studies. An overview of this breadth cannot fully cover the expansive domain of the material culture.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Material Culture: A Research Guide
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Publication Date: 1985
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Fair
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket