Material Culture: A Research Guide

by Kenneth L. Ames (Contributor)

"A first-rate, useful work . . . a reference tool of primary importance for students and teachers working in the various fields that constitute the study of American material culture."—Jules D. Prown, author of American Paintings "These essays, which approach the subject from various and important vantage points, . . . will certainly make findings in material culture studies more accessible to scholars in the fields of social history and public history, and also in museum work and preservation work."—Peter Stearns, editor of the Journal of Social History Author Thomas J. Schlereth is Director of Graduate Studies in American Studies at the University of Notre Dame and the author of Artifacts and the American Past; Material Culture Studies in America; and U.S. 40: A Roadscape of the American Experience . Kenneth L. Ames, Simon J. Bronner, Peirce F. Lewis, Carroll W. Pursell, Jr., Thomas J. Schlereth, and Dell Upton

Genres: Material Culture

224 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1985