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Goods, Power, History: Latin America´s Material Culture
Arnold J. Bauer
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Description for Goods, Power, History: Latin America´s Material Culture
Paperback. Explores the history of material culture and consumption in Latin America over the past 500 years. Series: New Approaches to the Americas. Num Pages: 268 pages, 32 b/w illus. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3J; JHMC; KCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
Why do we acquire the things we do? Behind this apparently ingenuous question are several answers, some straightforward and others more interesting. To feed ourselves, might be the first response, for we can easily see that we expend much energy in the quest for food. Clothing and shelter as well would seem to constitute our basic needs. Yet we quickly see that even in the Garden of Eden, people want more than they need. This simple impulse has created the ever-mounting abundance we call progress and nearly all of the subsequent trouble on our planet. Four main interwoven themes run ... Read more
Why do we acquire the things we do? Behind this apparently ingenuous question are several answers, some straightforward and others more interesting. To feed ourselves, might be the first response, for we can easily see that we expend much energy in the quest for food. Clothing and shelter as well would seem to constitute our basic needs. Yet we quickly see that even in the Garden of Eden, people want more than they need. This simple impulse has created the ever-mounting abundance we call progress and nearly all of the subsequent trouble on our planet. Four main interwoven themes run ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
Series
New Approaches to the Americas
Number of Pages
268
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521777025
SKU
V9780521777025
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Reviews for Goods, Power, History: Latin America´s Material Culture
"...[a] tantalizing romp through Latin American material culture. This is a superior, sophisticated understanding of Latin America present and past." Bulletin of the Society of Spanish and Portuguese History "...sweeping yet thoroughly accessible..." Latin American Research Review "Highly recommended for graduate students and professional in the fields." CHOICE Jan 2002 "Elegantly written and ... Read more