In a world obsessed with the virtual, tangible things are once again making history. Tangible Things invites readers to look closely at the things around them, ordinary things like the food on their plate and extraordinary things like the transit of planets across the sky. It argues that almost any material thing, when examined closely, can be a link between present and past. The authors of this book pulled an astonishing array of materials out of storage—from a pencil manufactured by Henry David Thoreau to a bracelet made from iridescent beetles—in a wide range of Harvard University…
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Editions
4 editions
Paperback · English · 2015
Oxford University Press · 280 pages · 9780199382286
Other · English · 2015
Oxford University Press, Incorporated · 9781322287805
Other · English · 2015
Oxford University Press · 259 pages · 9780199382279
Other · English · 2014
Oxford University Press · 256 pages · 9780199382293
Material cultureCivilizationCatalogsHarvard UniversityPhilosophySocial evolutionHistoryCivilization, history
