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22%OFFShannon Lee Dawdy - Patina: A Profane Archaeology - 9780226351193 - V9780226351193
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Patina: A Profane Archaeology

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Description for Patina: A Profane Archaeology Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; HDD; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 187 x 228 x 13. Weight in Grams: 300.
When Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans, the world reacted with shock on seeing residents of this distinctive city left abandoned to the floodwaters. After the last rescue was completed, a new worry arose--that New Orleans's unique historic fabric sat in ruins, and we had lost one of the most charming old cities of the New World. In Patina, anthropologist Shannon Lee Dawdy examines what was lost and found through the destruction of Hurricane Katrina. Tracking the rich history and unique physicality of New Orleans, she explains how it came to adopt the nickname the ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226351193
SKU
V9780226351193
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About Shannon Lee Dawdy
Shannon Lee Dawdy is associate professor of anthropology at the University of Chicago. She was awarded a MacArthur Genius Fellowship in 2010.

Reviews for Patina: A Profane Archaeology
Taking New Orleans and the legacy of Katrina as its center, this book bridges several disciplines: archaeology, cultural heritage and tourism, anthropology, and social theory are all involved to develop Dawdy's construction of patina. There is much here on the urban archaeology of New Orleans and on local understandings of the material residue of the city's past, but ... Read more

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