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Beneath the Ivory Tower: The Archaeology of Academia
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Description for Beneath the Ivory Tower: The Archaeology of Academia
Hardcover. As a discipline, archaeology often provides amazing insights into the past. But it can also illuminate the present. This title offers a series of case studies to reveal the ways archaeology can offer an objective view of changes and transformations that have taken place on America's college campuses. Editor(s): Skowronek, Russell K.; Lewis, Kenneth E. Num Pages: 352 pages, 112 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: HDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 658.
As a discipline, archaeology often provides amazing insights into the past. But it can also illuminate the present, especially when investigations are undertaken to better examine the history of institutions such as colleges and universities. In ""Beneath the Ivory Tower"", contributors offer a series of case studies to reveal the ways archaeology can offer a more objective view of changes and transformations that have taken place on America's college campuses. From the tennis courts of William and Mary to the 'iconic paths, lawns, and well-ordered brick buildings' of Harvard, this volume will change the ways readers look at their alma ... Read more
As a discipline, archaeology often provides amazing insights into the past. But it can also illuminate the present, especially when investigations are undertaken to better examine the history of institutions such as colleges and universities. In ""Beneath the Ivory Tower"", contributors offer a series of case studies to reveal the ways archaeology can offer a more objective view of changes and transformations that have taken place on America's college campuses. From the tennis courts of William and Mary to the 'iconic paths, lawns, and well-ordered brick buildings' of Harvard, this volume will change the ways readers look at their alma ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Press of Florida
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Florida, United States
ISBN
9780813034225
SKU
V9780813034225
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About
Russell K. Skowronek, professor of history and anthropology at the University of Texas - Pan American, is coeditor of X Marks the Spot and coauthor of HMS Fowey Lost and Found. Kenneth E. Lewis, professor of anthropology at Michigan State University, is author of West to Far Michigan: Settling the Lower Peninsula, 1815-1860 and Camden: Historical Archaeology in the South ... Read more
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