The Comfort of ThingsISBN: 978-0-7456-4404-2
Paperback
300 pages
July 2009, Polity
Other Available Formats: Hardcover
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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