{"product_id":"9781501329418","title":"Souvenir (Object Lessons)","description":"\u003cp\u003eObject Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eObject Lessons is published in partnership with an essay series in The Atlantic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSouvenir features illustrations by Cedar Van Tassel\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45540191174735,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":523.0,"currency_code":"TWD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.tw\/products\/9781501329418","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Taiwan","version":"1.0","type":"link"}