{"product_id":"9781501329418","title":"Souvenir","description":"\u003ch3\u003eObject Lessons\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eSouvenir\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRolf Potts | Cedar Van Tassel | Ian Bogost | Christopher Schaberg\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Anthropology \/ Cultural \u0026amp; Social\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eObject Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor as long as people have traveled to distant lands, they have brought home objects to certify the journey. More than mere merchandise, these travel souvenirs take on a personal and cultural meaning that goes beyond the object itself. Drawing on several millennia of examples-from the relic-driven quests of early Christians, to the mass-produced tchotchkes that line the shelves of a Disney gift shop-travel writer Rolf Potts delves into a complicated history that explores issues of authenticity, cultural obligation, market forces, human suffering, and self-presentation. Souvenirs are shown for what they really are: not just objects, but personalized forms of folk storytelling that enable people to make sense of the world and their place in it.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eObject Lessons is published in partnership with an essay series in \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSouvenir features illustrations by \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eCedar Van Tassel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRolf Potts\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eVagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel\u003c\/i\u003e (2003), which has sold more than 150,000 copies and has been translated into five languages. His other publications include \u003ci\u003eMarco Polo Didn't Go There: Stories and Revelations From One Decade as a Postmodern Travel Writer \u003c\/i\u003e(2008), which won the Chatwin Prize for international travel writing in 2009, and \u003ci\u003eThe Geto Boys \u003c\/i\u003e(33 1\/3 series, Bloomsbury, 2016).\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ePotts has reported from more than 60 countries worldwide, for the likes of \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e The Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Believer\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, Slate.com, Salon.com, \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic Traveler\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e, the\u003ci\u003e Los Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e08 March 2018\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781501329418\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e144\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4.8\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51331825369228,"sku":"9781501329418","price":13.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_89148f25-8024-461a-9e87-9ac833267d08.jpg?v=1783599265","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781501329418","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}