Unwrapping Christmas by Daniel Miller
This is an investigation of the current expansion of Christmas at a time of decline in other festivals. It compares the Christmas phenomenon to other celebrations and includes discussion of Christmas and materialism, Christmas and the family, and Christmas in the context of various cultures.
Vastly entertaining * Spectator *
Stimulating and highly readable* Sunday Telegraph *
The book has its delights and surprises ... and it lights the fuse of many an odd train of thought. * Times Literary Supplement *
Stimulating and highly readable* Sunday Telegraph *
The book has its delights and surprises ... and it lights the fuse of many an odd train of thought. * Times Literary Supplement *
Daniel Miller is also the author of: Ideology, Power, and Prehistory (co-ed. with C. Tilley, CUP, 1984) Artifacts as Categories (CUP, 1985) Material Culture and Mass Consumption (Blackwell, 1987) Domination and Resistance (ed. with M. Rowlands and C. Tilley, CUP, 1989)
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| ISBN 13 | 9780198280668 |
| ISBN 10 | 0198280661 |
| Title | Unwrapping Christmas |
| Author | Daniel Miller |
| Series | Oxford Studies In Social And Cultural Anthropology - Cultural Forms |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year published | 1995-10-05 |
| Number of pages | 250 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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