Tangible things :: making history through objects /

Based on the rich museum collections of Harvard University, Tangible Things challenges rigid distinctions between history, anthropology, science, and the arts. Through 20 entertaining and inspiring case studies it demonstrates that almost any material thing, when examined closely, can be a link betw...

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Main Authors: Ulrich, Laurel Thatcher, 1938- (Author), Gaskell, Ivan (Author), Schechner, Sara, 1957- (Author), Carter, Sarah Anne (Author)
Other Authors: Gerbig, Samantha S. B. van (Photographer)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, [2015]
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:Based on the rich museum collections of Harvard University, Tangible Things challenges rigid distinctions between history, anthropology, science, and the arts. Through 20 entertaining and inspiring case studies it demonstrates that almost any material thing, when examined closely, can be a link between present and past.
Physical Description:1 online resource : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199382293
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