Archaeological theory in the new millennium : introducing current perspectives
by
Harris, Oliver J. T., author.
Title
:
Archaeological theory in the new millennium : introducing current perspectives
Author
:
Harris, Oliver J. T., author.
ISBN
:
9781138888708
9781138888715
Personal Author
:
Harris, Oliver J. T., author.
Physical Description
:
xvi, 238 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Contents
:
An introduction to contemporary archaeological theory : confronting dualisms -- Beyond paradigms : a potted history of archaeological thought -- Between thoughts and things : theorising practice and agency -- Situating things in society : identity and personhood -- Secret lives of things : object agency and biography -- Things make people? : considering materiality, phenomenology, experience and entanglement -- Mediating the world : archaeological semiotics -- Finding symmetry : actor-network-theory and new materialism -- Multi-species archaeology : people, plants and animals -- "Others" : postcolonialism, the ontological turn and colonised things -- On breaking walls and building relations : a conclusion.
Abstract
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"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.
Subject Term
:
Archaeology -- Philosophy.
Archaeology -- Social aspects.
Social change.
Added Author
:
Cipolla, Craig N., 1978-
Bibliographical References
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Field 805
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npmlib 10701937 CC72 H365 ysh
| Library | Shelf Number | Item Barcode | Copy | Material Type | Status |
|---|
| NPM Library | CC72 H365 2017 | 10701937 | 1 | B | *西文書二區(調閱申請) |