The study of material culture demonstrates that objects make people just as much as people make, exchange and consume objects. But what if these objects are, in

The study of material culture demonstrates that objects make people just as much as people make, exchange and consume objects. But what if these objects are, in

Authenticity is taken-for-granted as an absolute value in contemporary life. In Culture and Authenticity, Charles Lindholm calls upon anthropological case studi

What do things mean? What does the life of everyday objects reveal about people and their material worlds? Has the quest for 'the real thing' become so importan

Authenticity is taken for granted as an absolute value in contemporary life. We speak of authentic art, music, food, dance, and people. Authenticity, in its man