Oliver J.T. Harris, Craig N. Cipolla

Archaeological Theory in the New Millennium

Introducing Current Perspectives

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Archaeological Theory in the New Millennium 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 archaeologist regularly employ. This book will be an essential guide to cutting-edge theory for students and for professional wishing to reacquaint themselves with this field.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 238
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juni 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 151mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 430g
• ISBN-13: 9781138888715
• ISBN-10: 1138888710
• Artikelnr.: 47722111

Autorenporträt

Oliver J. T. Harris is Associate Professor of Archaeology in the School of Archaeology and Ancient History, University of Leicester, UK. Craig N. Cipolla is Associate Curator of North American Archaeology, Royal Ontario Museum, Canada.

Inhaltsangabe

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