TheCambridgeHandbookofMaterialCultureStudies Materialculturestudiesisaninterdisciplinaryfieldthatexaminestherelation- shipsbetweenpeopleandtheirthings:theproduction,history,preservation, andinterpretationofobjects.Itdrawsontheoryandpracticefromdisciplines in the social sciences and humanities, such as anthropology, archaeology, history,andmuseumstudies.Writtenbyleadinginternationalscholars,this handbook provides a comprehensive view of developments, methodologies, andtheories.Itisdividedintofivebroadthemes,embracingbothclassicand emerging areas of research in the field. Chapters outline transformative momentsinmaterialculturescholarship,andpresentresearchfromaround theworld,focusingonmultiplematerialanddigitalmediathatshowthescope andbreadthofthisexcitingfield.Writteninaneasy-to-readstyle,itisessential readingforstudents,researchers,andprofessionalswithaninterestinmate- rialculture. LU ANN DE CUNZO isProfessorofAnthropologyattheUniversityofDelaware. She is Past President of the Society for Historical Archaeology, 2009–10. Notable publications include A Historical Archaeology of Delaware (2004) and UnlockingthePast(2005). CATHARINE DANN ROEBER isInterimDirectorofAcademicProgramsandBrock W. Jobe Associate Professor of Decorative Arts and Material Culture at Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library affiliated with the University of Delaware. She is Executive Editor for the Winterthur Portfolio and is Co- founderoftheConsortiumofDigitalDecorativeArts(CODA). Published online by Cambridge University Press cambridge handbooks in anthropology Genuinelybroadinscope,eachhandbookinthisseriesprovidesacomplete state-of-the-fieldoverviewofasubdisciplineormajortopicofanthropological studyandresearch.Groupedintobroadthematicareas,thechaptersineach volumeencompassthemostimportantissuesandthemeswithineachsubject, offeringacoherentpictureofthelatesttheoriesandfindings.Together,the volumeswillbuildintoanintegratedoverviewofthedisciplineinitsentirety. Published online by Cambridge University Press The Cambridge Handbook of Material Culture Studies Edited by Lu Ann De Cunzo UniversityofDelaware Catharine Dann Roeber WinterthurMuseum,Garden&Library Published online by Cambridge University Press UniversityPrintingHouse,CambridgeCB28BS,UnitedKingdom OneLibertyPlaza,20thFloor,NewYork,NY10006,USA 477WilliamstownRoad,PortMelbourne,VIC3207,Australia 314–321,3rdFloor,Plot3,SplendorForum,JasolaDistrictCentre, NewDelhi–110025,India 103PenangRoad,#05–06/07,VisioncrestCommercial,Singapore238467 CambridgeUniversityPressispartoftheUniversityofCambridge. ItfurtherstheUniversity’smissionbydisseminatingknowledgeinthepursuitof education,learning,andresearchatthehighestinternationallevelsofexcellence. www.cambridge.org Informationonthistitle:www.cambridge.org/9781108474610 DOI:10.1017/9781108622639 ©CambridgeUniversityPress2022 Thispublicationisincopyright.Subjecttostatutoryexception andtotheprovisionsofrelevantcollectivelicensingagreements, noreproductionofanypartmaytakeplacewithoutthewritten permissionofCambridgeUniversityPress. Firstpublished2022 AcataloguerecordforthispublicationisavailablefromtheBritishLibrary. ISBN978-1-108-47461-0Hardback CambridgeUniversityPresshasnoresponsibilityforthepersistenceoraccuracyof URLsforexternalorthird-partyinternetwebsitesreferredtointhispublication anddoesnotguaranteethatanycontentonsuchwebsitesis,orwillremain, accurateorappropriate. Published online by Cambridge University Press TheCambridgeHandbookofMaterialCultureStudies Materialculturestudiesisaninterdisciplinaryfieldthatexaminestherelation- shipsbetweenpeopleandtheirthings:theproduction,history,preservation, andinterpretationofobjects.Itdrawsontheoryandpracticefromdisciplines in the social sciences and humanities, such as anthropology, archaeology, history,andmuseumstudies.Writtenbyleadinginternationalscholars,this handbook provides a comprehensive view of developments, methodologies, andtheories.Itisdividedintofivebroadthemes,embracingbothclassicand emerging areas of research in the field. Chapters outline transformative momentsinmaterialculturescholarship,andpresentresearchfromaround theworld,focusingonmultiplematerialanddigitalmediathatshowthescope andbreadthofthisexcitingfield.Writteninaneasy-to-readstyle,itisessential readingforstudents,researchers,andprofessionalswithaninterestinmate- rialculture. LU ANN DE CUNZO isProfessorofAnthropologyattheUniversityofDelaware. She is Past President of the Society for Historical Archaeology, 2009–10. Notable publications include A Historical Archaeology of Delaware (2004) and UnlockingthePast(2005). CATHARINE DANN ROEBER isInterimDirectorofAcademicProgramsandBrock W. Jobe Associate Professor of Decorative Arts and Material Culture at Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library affiliated with the University of Delaware. She is Executive Editor for the Winterthur Portfolio and is Co- founderoftheConsortiumofDigitalDecorativeArts(CODA). Published online by Cambridge University Press cambridge handbooks in anthropology Genuinelybroadinscope,eachhandbookinthisseriesprovidesacomplete state-of-the-fieldoverviewofasubdisciplineormajortopicofanthropological studyandresearch.Groupedintobroadthematicareas,thechaptersineach volumeencompassthemostimportantissuesandthemeswithineachsubject, offeringacoherentpictureofthelatesttheoriesandfindings.Together,the volumeswillbuildintoanintegratedoverviewofthedisciplineinitsentirety. Published online by Cambridge University Press The Cambridge Handbook of Material Culture Studies Edited by Lu Ann De Cunzo UniversityofDelaware Catharine Dann Roeber WinterthurMuseum,Garden&Library Published online by Cambridge University Press UniversityPrintingHouse,CambridgeCB28BS,UnitedKingdom OneLibertyPlaza,20thFloor,NewYork,NY10006,USA 477WilliamstownRoad,PortMelbourne,VIC3207,Australia 314–321,3rdFloor,Plot3,SplendorForum,JasolaDistrictCentre, NewDelhi–110025,India 103PenangRoad,#05–06/07,VisioncrestCommercial,Singapore238467 CambridgeUniversityPressispartoftheUniversityofCambridge. ItfurtherstheUniversity’smissionbydisseminatingknowledgeinthepursuitof education,learning,andresearchatthehighestinternationallevelsofexcellence. www.cambridge.org Informationonthistitle:www.cambridge.org/9781108474610 DOI:10.1017/9781108622639 ©CambridgeUniversityPress2022 Thispublicationisincopyright.Subjecttostatutoryexception andtotheprovisionsofrelevantcollectivelicensingagreements, noreproductionofanypartmaytakeplacewithoutthewritten permissionofCambridgeUniversityPress. Firstpublished2022 AcataloguerecordforthispublicationisavailablefromtheBritishLibrary. ISBN978-1-108-47461-0Hardback CambridgeUniversityPresshasnoresponsibilityforthepersistenceoraccuracyof URLsforexternalorthird-partyinternetwebsitesreferredtointhispublication anddoesnotguaranteethatanycontentonsuchwebsitesis,orwillremain, accurateorappropriate. 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