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The Comfort of Things

ISBN: 978-0-7456-4403-5
Hardcover
300 pages
July 2008, Polity
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  • written by a leading anthropologist, well known for his work on material culture
  • takes the reader into the homes of 30 people in a random street in London to show their intimate lives, their aspirations and frustrations, their tragedies and accomplishments
  • focuses on the things which really matter to people and uncovers the orders and forms through which people make sense of their lives today
  • beautifully and clearly written, this book will appeal to a general readership as well as to students and scholars of anthropology

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