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Houses Transformed: Anthropological Perspectives on Changing Practices of Dwelling and Building
Houses Transformed: Anthropological Perspectives on Changing Practices of Dwelling and Building
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Houses Transformed explores the changing practices of building houses in a transnational context, examining the intersection of house biographies, social change, housing design, social fabrication, concrete domestication, materiality, and ontology, and providing new anthropological pathways to understanding dwelling in the 21st century.
Format: Hardback
Length: 392 pages
Publication date: 05 January 2024
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Over the decades, a remarkable transformation has taken place worldwide, affecting so-called "vernacular houses." Drawing from ethnographic accounts across diverse regions, Houses Transformed delves into the evolving practices of constructing homes within a transnational context. It examines the intricate interplay between house biographies and social change, the politics of housing design, the societal creation of aspirational houses, the domestication of concrete, the intersection of materiality and ontology, as well as the rhetoric surrounding the vernacular. This comprehensive volume offers fresh anthropological avenues for comprehending the dynamics of dwelling in the 21st century.
Over the decades, a remarkable transformation has taken place worldwide, affecting so-called "vernacular houses." Drawing from ethnographic accounts across diverse regions, Houses Transformed delves into the evolving practices of constructing homes within a transnational context. It examines the intricate interplay between house biographies and social change, the politics of housing design, the societal creation of aspirational houses, the domestication of concrete, the intersection of materiality and ontology, as well as the rhetoric surrounding the vernacular. This comprehensive volume offers fresh anthropological avenues for comprehending the dynamics of dwelling in the 21st century.
Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781805392316
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