The comfort of things / Daniel Miller.
The comfort of things / Daniel Miller.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
Cambridge, UK ; Malden, MA : Polity, 2008.
Date
2008.
Call Numbers
N306/ 260
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MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
viii, 302 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Prologue -- Portrait 1. Empty -- Portrait 2. Full -- Portrait 3. A Porous Vessel -- Portrait 4. Starry Green Plastic Ducks -- Portrait 5. Learning Love -- Portrait 6. The Aboriginal Laptop -- Portrait 7. Home and Homeland -- Portrait 8. Tattoo -- Portrait 9. Haunted -- Portrait 10. Talk to the Dog -...
Publication information
Publisher
Cambridge, UK ; Malden, MA : Polity, 2008.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2008.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"What do we know about ordinary people in our towns and cities, about what really matters to them and how they organize their lives today? This book visits an ordinary street and looks into thirty households. It reveals the aspirations and frustrations, the tragedies and accomplishments that are played out behind the doors. It focuses on the things...
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The comfort of things / Daniel Miller.
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Call Numbers
N306/ 260
Record Identifier
74VMbXDb4RJy
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VMbXDb4RJy
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ISBN
074564404X (pbk.)
0745644031 (hbk.)
9780745644035 (hbk.)
9780745644042 (pbk.)
DDC
306
MMS ID
991000806679702626
