Material Worlds: Archaeology, Consumption, and the Road to Modernity - Paperback

by Barbara J. Heath (Editor), Eleanor E. Breen (Editor), Lori A. Lee (Editor)

Material Worlds examines consumption from an archaeological perspective, exploring the intersection of social relations and objects through the processes of production, distribution, use, reuse, and discard. Key themes of this innovative volume include the relationship between colonial, political and economic structures and the practice

Author Biography

Barbara J. Heath is Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA

Eleanor E. Breen is a professional archaeologist for the City of Alexandria, Virginia, USA.

Lori A. Lee is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences of Flagler College, USA.