The Life Cycle of Russian Things : From Fish Guts to Faberge, 1600 - Present Paperback / softback
Edited by Professor Matthew P. (Weber State University, USA) Romaniello, Professor Alison K. (University of Toronto, Canada) Smith, Professor Tricia (University of Arkansas, USA) Starks
Paperback / softback
Description
The Life Cycle of Russian Things re-orients commodity studies using interdisciplinary and comparative methods to foreground unique Russian and Soviet materials as varied as apothecary wares, isinglass, limestone and tanks.
It also transforms modernist and Western interpretations of the material by emphasizing the commonalities of the Russian experience. Expert contributors from across the United States, Canada, Britain, and Germany come together to situate Russian material culture studies at an interdisciplinary crossroads.
Drawing upon theory from anthropology, history, and literary and museum studies, the volume presents a complex narrative, not only in terms of material consumption but also in terms of production and the secondary life of inheritance, preservation, or even destruction.
In doing so, the book reconceptualises material culture as a lived experience of sensory interaction.
The Life Cycle of Russian Things sheds new light on economic history and consumption studies by reflecting the diversity of Russia’s experiences over the last 400 years.
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:264 pages, 17 bw illus
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:18/05/2023
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- ISBN:9781350186064
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:264 pages, 17 bw illus
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:18/05/2023
- Category:
- ISBN:9781350186064
