{"product_id":"material-cultures-in-canada-thomas-allen-9781771120142","title":"Material Cultures in Canada","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaterial Cultures in Canada\u003c\/i\u003e presents the vibrant and diverse field of material culture studies in Canadian literary, artistic, and political contexts today. The first of its kind, this collection features sixteen essays by leading scholars in Canada, each of whom examines a different object of study, including the beaver, geraniums, comics, water, a musical playlist, and the human body. \u003cbr\u003e The book's three sections focus, in turn, on objects that are persistently material, on things whose materiality blends into the immaterial, and on the materials of spaces. Contributors highlight some of the most exciting new developments in the field, such as the emergence of \"new materialism,\" affect theory, globalization studies, and environmental criticism. Although the book has a Canadian centre, the majority of its contributors consider objects that cross borders or otherwise resist national affiliation. \u003cbr\u003e This collection will be valuable to readers within and outside of Canada who are interested in material culture studies and, in addition, will appeal to anyone interested in the central debates taking place in Canadian political and cultural life today, such as climate change, citizenship, shifts in urban and small-town life, and the persistence of imperialism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas Allen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1771120142\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781771120142\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wilfrid Laurier University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/25\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 358\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.90d","brand":"Thomas Allen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46807017685247,"sku":"9781771120142","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_511a1ee2-9c7a-47f5-ae0b-4221b6802c90.jpg?v=1745378325","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/material-cultures-in-canada-thomas-allen-9781771120142","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}