Material civilization: Things and society

British Journal of Sociology

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 289-308

  Dant, Tim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Civilizing process; Material capital; Material interaction; Materiality; Water

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CIVILIZATION; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; POLITICAL SYSTEM; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOLOGY; TECHNOLOGY;

CAPITALISM; CIVILIZATION; ECONOMICS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL VALUES; SOCIOLOGY; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 33744731086     PISSN: 00071315     EISSN: 14684446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-4446.2006.00110.x     Document Type: Article

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