Tangible Things: Making History Through Objects

by Ivan Gaskell, Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, Samantha Van Gerbig, et al.

Book Overview

In a world obsessed with the virtual, tangible things are once again making history. Tangible Things invites readers to look closely at the things around them, ordinary things like the food on their plate and extraordinary things like the transit of planets across the sky. It argues that almost any material thing, when examined closely, can be a link between present and past.

The authors of this book pulled an astonishing array of materials...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019938228X
• ISBN13: 9780199382286
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.0" x 9.9"