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A History of Archaeological Thought
Bruce G. Trigger
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Description for A History of Archaeological Thought
Paperback. Bruce Trigger examines the history of archaeological thought from medieval times to the present in world-wide perspective. Num Pages: 730 pages, with 50 figs and illus. BIC Classification: HDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1032. 516 pages, with 50 figs and illus. This examination of the history of archaelogy from the Middle Ages to the present day, seen in a world-wide perspective, has been reprinted and is available in paperback. The second edition is further updated, and introduces new archaeological perspectives and concerns. The reduced price paperback is the first edition, not the second. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HDA. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 41. Weight: 980.
In its original edition, Bruce Trigger's book was the first ever to examine the history of archaeological thought from medieval times to the present in world-wide perspective. Now, in this new edition, he both updates the original work and introduces new archaeological perspectives and concerns. At once stimulating and even-handed, it places the development of archaeological thought and theory throughout within a broad social and intellectual framework. The successive but interacting trends apparent in archaeological thought are defined and the author seeks to determine the extent to which these trends were a reflection of the personal and collective interests of ... Read more
In its original edition, Bruce Trigger's book was the first ever to examine the history of archaeological thought from medieval times to the present in world-wide perspective. Now, in this new edition, he both updates the original work and introduces new archaeological perspectives and concerns. At once stimulating and even-handed, it places the development of archaeological thought and theory throughout within a broad social and intellectual framework. The successive but interacting trends apparent in archaeological thought are defined and the author seeks to determine the extent to which these trends were a reflection of the personal and collective interests of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
516
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Weight
1001g
Number of Pages
726
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521600491
SKU
V9780521600491
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About Bruce G. Trigger
Bruce G. Trigger is James McGill Professor in the Department of Anthropology at McGill University. He received his PhD from Yale University and has carried out archaeological research in Egypt and the Sudan. His interests include the comparative study of early civilizations, the history of archaeology, and archaeological and anthropological theory. He has received various scholarly awards, including the ... Read more
Reviews for A History of Archaeological Thought
From the previous edition: 'This is a work which all thinking archaeologists will wish to have on their shelves.' Colin Renfrew, Nature ' … a substantial update …' Journal of Medieval Archaeology '… remains the very best macro-history available.' Cambridge Archaeological Journal