Archaeological theory in the new millennium : introducing current perspectives /
Harris, Oliver J. T.,
Archaeological theory in the new millennium : introducing current perspectives / Oliver J.T. Harris, Craig N. Cipolla. - London : Routledge, 2017. - 1 online resource (xvi, 238 pages) : illustrations.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. An introduction to contemporary archaeological theory : confronting dualisms -- 2. Beyond paradigms : a potted history of archaeological thought -- 3. Between thoughts and things : theorising practice and agency -- 4. Situating things in society : identity and personhood -- 5. Secret lives of things : object agency and biography -- 6. Things make people? : considering materiality, phenomenology, experience and entanglement -- 7. Mediating the world : archaeological semiotics -- 8. Finding symmetry : actor-network-theory and new materialism -- 9. Multi-species archaeology : people, plants and animals -- 10. 'Others' : postcolonialism, the ontological turn and colonised things -- 11. On breaking walls and building relations : a conclusion.
"Provides an accessible account of the changing world of archaeological theory. It charts the emergence of the new emphasis on relations as well as engaging with current theoretical trends and the thinkers archaeologists regularly employ. This book will be an essential guide to cutting-edge theory for students and for professionals wishing to reacquaint themselves with this field. Oliver J.T. Harris is lecturer in archaeology in the School of Archaeology & Ancient History, University of Leicester. Craig N. Cipolla is lecturer in historical archaeology in the School of Archaeology & Ancient History, University of Leicester"--Provided by publisher.
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9781317497448 Ingram Content Group
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Archaeology--Philosophy.
Archaeology--Social aspects.
Social change.
Arch�eologie--Aspect social.
HISTORY--Ancient--General.
Archaeology--Philosophy
Archaeology--Social aspects
Social change
History
CC72 / .H365 2017
930.1
Archaeological theory in the new millennium : introducing current perspectives / Oliver J.T. Harris, Craig N. Cipolla. - London : Routledge, 2017. - 1 online resource (xvi, 238 pages) : illustrations.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. An introduction to contemporary archaeological theory : confronting dualisms -- 2. Beyond paradigms : a potted history of archaeological thought -- 3. Between thoughts and things : theorising practice and agency -- 4. Situating things in society : identity and personhood -- 5. Secret lives of things : object agency and biography -- 6. Things make people? : considering materiality, phenomenology, experience and entanglement -- 7. Mediating the world : archaeological semiotics -- 8. Finding symmetry : actor-network-theory and new materialism -- 9. Multi-species archaeology : people, plants and animals -- 10. 'Others' : postcolonialism, the ontological turn and colonised things -- 11. On breaking walls and building relations : a conclusion.
"Provides an accessible account of the changing world of archaeological theory. It charts the emergence of the new emphasis on relations as well as engaging with current theoretical trends and the thinkers archaeologists regularly employ. This book will be an essential guide to cutting-edge theory for students and for professionals wishing to reacquaint themselves with this field. Oliver J.T. Harris is lecturer in archaeology in the School of Archaeology & Ancient History, University of Leicester. Craig N. Cipolla is lecturer in historical archaeology in the School of Archaeology & Ancient History, University of Leicester"--Provided by publisher.
9781317497448 1317497449 9781315713250 131571325X 9781317497455 1317497457 9781317497431 1317497430
9781317497448 Ingram Content Group
GBB787247 bnb
018351636 Uk
Archaeology--Philosophy.
Archaeology--Social aspects.
Social change.
Arch�eologie--Aspect social.
HISTORY--Ancient--General.
Archaeology--Philosophy
Archaeology--Social aspects
Social change
History
CC72 / .H365 2017
930.1