Archaeologies of Memory - Couverture souple

Van Dyke, Ruth M.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 063123585X ISBN 13 : 9780631235859

Editeur : John Wiley & Sons, 2003

Synopsis

A unique collection of newly written essays by archaeologists working in a variety of contexts and geographical areas, Archaeologies of Memory is a groundbreaking text that presents a coherent framework for the study of memory in past societies.

• Serves as an accessible introduction to central issues in the study of memory, including authority and identity, and the role memory plays in their creation and transformation.
• Presents a collection of newly commissioned essays that provide a coherent framework for the study of memory in past societies.
• Brings together essays from both anthropological and classical archaeologists.
• Includes contributions drawn from a variety of cultures and time periods, including New Kingdom Egypt and the prehistoric American Southwest.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Ruth M. Van Dyke is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Colorado College. She directs archaeological research in Chaco Canyon and in the Four Corners region of the American Southwest. She has recently published work in the Journal of Anthropological Archaeology, Kiva and American Antiquity.

Susan E. Alcock is John H. D'Arms Collegiate Professor of Classical Archaeology and Classics at the University of Michigan. Her publications include Graecia Capta: The Landscapes of Roman Greece (1993), Pausanias: Travel & Memory in Roman Greece (co-editor, 2001), Empires: Perspectives from Archaeology and History (co-editor, 2001), and Archaeologies of the Greek Past: Landscape, Monuments and Memory (2002).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: John Wiley & Sons
• Date d'édition: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 063123585X
• ISBN 13: 9780631235859
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 256
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• Personne responsable: non disponible