A History of Everyday Things by Daniel Roche
Things which we regard as the everyday objects of consumption (and hence re-purchase), and essential to any decent, civilised lifestyle, have not always been so: in former times, everyday objects would have passed from one generation to another, without anyone dreaming of acquiring new ones. How, therefore, have people in the modern world become 'prisoners of objects', as Rousseau put it? The celebrated French cultural historian Daniel Roche answers this fundamental question using insights from economics, politics, demography and geography, as well as his own extensive historical knowledge. Professor Roche places familiar objects and commodities - houses, clothes, water - in their wider historical and anthropological contexts, and explores the origins of some of the daily furnishings of modern life. A History of Everyday Things is a pioneering essay that sheds light on the origins of the consumer society and its social and political repercussions, and thereby the birth of the modern world.
'… an excellent introduction to the cultural history that is being practised in France today' The Times Literary Supplement
'… this is an important contribution to a 'hot' topic.' History
'… this is an important contribution to a 'hot' topic.' History
Roche, Daniel: - Daniel Roche is Professor of Modern History at the University of Paris 1 Panthü¾Ž–”¼on-Sorbonne and Directeur d'ü¾Ž–Œ¼tudes at the ü¾Ž–Œ¼cole des hautes ü¾Ž–”¼tudes en sciences sociales.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780521633598 |
| ISBN 10 | 0521633591 |
| Title | A History of Everyday Things |
| Author | Daniel Roche |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 2000-03-09 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
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