
Offers scholarly state-of-the-art presentations concerning material culture research at this critical
stage in its development. The artifact's role in the study of history, economics, art and
ethnography is outlined in both general statements and case studies. New directions for
research are signalled. Includes essays from Alan Gowans, "The Case for Kitsch," Jules
David Prown "On the 'Art' in Artifacts" and Henry Glassie on "Studying Material Culture Today."
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