Understanding Material Culture Nolan Porterfield Diganta Roy

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Understanding Material Culture Nolan Porterfield Diganta Roy'In his interdisciplinary review of material culture, Ian Woodward goes beyond synthesis to offer a theoretically innovative reconstruction of the field. Understanding Material Culture is filled with gems of conceptual insight and empirical discovery. A wonderful book' Jeffrey C. Alexander, Yale University 'This book provides a well grounded and accessible survey of the burgeoning field of material culture studies for students in sociology and