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Ideology, Power and Prehistory
Daniel Miller
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Paperback. This book starts from the premise that methodology has always dominated archaeology to the detriment of broader social theory. Series: New Directions in Archaeology. Num Pages: 168 pages, ill. BIC Classification: HDA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 280 x 210 x 9. Weight in Grams: 390.
This book starts from the premise that methodology - the procedures for obtaining an 'objective' knowledge of the past - has always dominated archaeology to the detriment of broader social theory. It argues that social theory is archaeological theory, and that past failure to recognise this has resulted in disembodied archaeological theory and weak disciplinary practice. Ideology, Power and Prehistory therefore seeks to reinstate the primacy of social theory and the social nature of the past worlds that archaeologists seek to understand. The contributors to this book argue that past peoples, the creators of the archaeological records, should be understood ... Read more
This book starts from the premise that methodology - the procedures for obtaining an 'objective' knowledge of the past - has always dominated archaeology to the detriment of broader social theory. It argues that social theory is archaeological theory, and that past failure to recognise this has resulted in disembodied archaeological theory and weak disciplinary practice. Ideology, Power and Prehistory therefore seeks to reinstate the primacy of social theory and the social nature of the past worlds that archaeologists seek to understand. The contributors to this book argue that past peoples, the creators of the archaeological records, should be understood ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
Series
New Directions in Archaeology
Number of Pages
168
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521090896
SKU
V9780521090896
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