History through material culture is a unique, step-by-step guide for
students and researchers who wish to use objects as historical
sources.
Responding to the significant, scholarly interest in historical material
culture studies, this book makes clear how students and researchers
ready to use these rich material sources can make important, valuable
and original contributions to history.
Written by two experienced museum practitioners and historians, the book
recognises the theoretical and practical challenges of this approach and
offers clear advice on methods to get the best out of material culture
research. With a focus on the early modern and modern periods, this
volume draws on examples from across the world and demonstrates how to
use material culture to answer a range of enquiries, including social,
economic, gender, cultural and global history.