The aim of this book is to highlight the important roles that Things play in our everyday lives by examining how Things and humans interact.
Anthropologists have, typically, viewed Things through anthropocentric lenses; reducing Things to social function or cultural meanin.
Based on ethnographical data from Asia, Africa, and Oceania, the included essays challenge the instrumentalist idea that humans alone are subjects with agency (freedom to act) while Things are merely objects at their disposal.
The aim of this book is to highlight the important roles that Things play in our everyday lives by examining how Things and humans interact