A powerful and innovative argument that explores the complexity of the human relationship with material things, demonstrating how humans and societies are entrapped into the maintenance and sustaining of material worlds
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Ian Hodder is Dunlevie Family Professor in the Department of Anthropology at Stanford University. Previously he was Professor of Archaeology at Cambridge. His main large-scale excavation projects have been at Haddenham in the east of England and at Çatalhöyük in Turkey. He has been awarded several awards and honorary degrees. His books include The Leopard’s Tale: Revealing the Mysteries of Çatalhöyük, The Archaeological Process (Blackwell), The Domestication of Europe (Blackwell), Symbols in Action and Reading the Past.
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Paperback. Etat : Good. Very well maintained. Small signs of wear but no tears, scratches or major flaws. A powerful and innovative argument that explores the complexity of the human relationship with material things, demonstrating how humans and societies are entrapped into the maintenance and sustaining of material worlds* Argues that the interrelationship of humans and things is a defining characteristic of human history and culture* Offers a nuanced argument that values the physical processes of things without succumbing to materialism* Discusses historical and modern examples, using evolutionary theory to show how long-standing entanglements are irreversible and increase in scale and complexity over time* Integrates aspects of a diverse array of contemporary theories in archaeology and related natural and biological sciences* Provides a critical review of many of the key contemporary perspectives from materiality, material culture studies and phenomenology to evolutionary theory, behavioral archaeology, cognitive archaeology, human behavioral ecology, Actor Network Theory and complexity theoryPaperback. Good condition. There is a little corner and edge wear, and some very light rubbing to the covers. The contents of the book are bright and unmarked. xi, 252 pages, including index. Size 24.5 x 17 x 1.2 cm. Copyright © John Wiley and Sons. N° de réf. du vendeur 482147
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