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June 4, 2006

material culture?

What is wealth? A 2000W stereo system? A TV + VCR set? A new car?
Today I was informed of just another Harambee somewhere in Kenya where influential Kenyans donated money and goods such as a brand-new TV set to a community project.
Material objects must always be seen in context with the humans who created and [...]

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