{"product_id":"materiality-and-society-9780335208555","title":"Materiality and Society","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe traditional approach to culture focuses on the symbolic meanings of objects rather than the impact that these objects have on contemporary life. Using the car as a recurring theme, Tim Dant challenges the well-established idea that consumption is the principal relationship with \"things\" in our lives and argues that it is through material interaction with the objects around us that we confront our society. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on, and debating with, historical, philosophical, and theoretical discourses that address materiality, this book is of interest to students and researchers in a variety of disciplines, including sociology, anthropology, cultural studies, and technology studies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tim Dant\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Open University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.92h x 6.06w x 0.52d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780335208555\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTim Dant (United Kingdom) is a lecturer in sociology at the University of East Anglia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Open University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39959137222771,"sku":"9.78034E+12","price":37.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_5871035b-b320-4e5c-ab1f-43c46c3aeecb.jpg?v=1648741532","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/materiality-and-society-9780335208555","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}