{"product_id":"9781350463646","title":"Cultural History of Objects Volumes 1-6","description":"\u003ch3\u003eCultural Histories Series\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eCultural History of Objects\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eVolumes 1-6\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDan Hicks | William Whyte\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Social History\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow have objects have been created, used, interpreted and set loose in the world over the last 2500 years? Over this time, the West has developed particular attitudes to the material world, at the centre of which is the idea of the object. This set brings together over 50 scholars, in 1776 pages, to examine how the world of human subjects shapes and is shaped by the world of material objects.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter titles are identical across each of the volumes. This gives the choice of reading about a specific period in one of the volumes, or following a theme across history by reading the relevant chapter in each of the six.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe themes (and chapter titles) are: Objecthood; Technology; Economic Objects; Everyday Objects; Art; Architecture; Bodily Objects; Object Worlds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe six volumes cover: 1 – Antiquity (500 BCE to 500 CE); 2 – Medieval Age (500 to 1400); 3 – Renaissance (1400 to 1600); 4 – Age of Enlightenment (1600 to 1760); 5 – Age of Industry (1760 to 1900); 6 – Modern Age (1900 to the present).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Cultural Histories Series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Cultural History of Objects\u003c\/i\u003e is part of The Cultural Histories Series. Titles are available both as printed hardcover sets for libraries needing just one subject or preferring a one-off purchase and tangible reference for their shelves, or as part of a fully-searchable digital library available to institutions by annual subscription or perpetual access (see www.bloomsburyculturalhistory.com).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDan Hicks\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Archaeology and Curator at the Pitt Rivers Museum at the University of Oxford, UK. He has published five books including \u003ci\u003eWorld Archaeology at the Pitt Rivers Museum \u003c\/i\u003e(2013), \u003ci\u003eThe Oxford Handbook of Material Culture Studies \u003c\/i\u003e(2010), and \u003ci\u003eThe Cambridge Companion to Historical Archaeology \u003c\/i\u003e(2006). Dan serves on the editorial boards of the \u003ci\u003eInternational Journal of Historical Archaeology\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Contemporary Archaeology\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Whyte\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Social and Architectural History and a Fellow of St John’s College, University of Oxford, UK. He is the editor or co-editor of eight books and the author of \u003ci\u003eOxford Jackson: Architecture, Education, Status, and Style \u003c\/i\u003e(2006) and \u003ci\u003eRedbrick: A Social and Architectural History of Britain’s Civic Universities\u003c\/i\u003e (2015). His current book project is \u003ci\u003eThe University: A Material History\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e02 May 2024\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350463646\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMultiple \/ component \/ retail \/ product\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e111.2\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51197942005900,"sku":"9781350463646","price":171.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_8c18f5b1-7f01-4c68-8448-0d2f6e0e2a31.jpg?v=1782962878","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350463646","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}