Material versus Design: A Transcultural Approach to the Two Contrasting Properties of Things
In the pre-globalization era, foreign objects acquired high social value due to their exotic character, relative inaccessibility, and distant origin. However, a closer look at the factors involved in the creation of their captivating aura reveals that their dislocation into a new cultural context af...
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Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg
2013-06-01
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| Series: | Transcultural Studies |
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| Online Access: | https://heiup.uni-heidelberg.de/journals/index.php/transcultural/article/view/10073 |