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Technological Perspectives on Behavioral Change (Culture and Technology)
Schiffer
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Description for Technological Perspectives on Behavioral Change (Culture and Technology)
Hardcover. Series: Culture & Technology S. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: JH; PSAK; PSXE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 516.
Human societies have always been characterized by a dependence on artifacts, from prehistoric stone tools to modern electronic devices. Technology responds to and affects virtually all human behavior; yet the interdependence of behavior and artifacts has never been studied intensively. Archaeologist Schiffer now draws on his discipline's familiarity with artifacts--and the processes of change they reveal--to offer new insight into the study of behavioral change. Drawing on case studies that deal with changes in architecture, ceramics and electronic technology, he emphasizes the central idea that the explanations of change must focus on the nexus of behavior and artifacts in the ... Read more
Human societies have always been characterized by a dependence on artifacts, from prehistoric stone tools to modern electronic devices. Technology responds to and affects virtually all human behavior; yet the interdependence of behavior and artifacts has never been studied intensively. Archaeologist Schiffer now draws on his discipline's familiarity with artifacts--and the processes of change they reveal--to offer new insight into the study of behavioral change. Drawing on case studies that deal with changes in architecture, ceramics and electronic technology, he emphasizes the central idea that the explanations of change must focus on the nexus of behavior and artifacts in the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of Arizona Press
Condition
New
Series
Culture & Technology S.
Number of Pages
168
Place of Publication
Tucson, United States
ISBN
9780816511952
SKU
V9780816511952
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