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  • Archaeologies of Cultural Contact

    At the Interface

    Edited by Timothy Clack, Marcus Brittain ...
    Archaeologies of Cultural Contact undertakes an exploration of cultural transfer, with a particular focus on the combination and modification of both material and behavioural attributes under conditions of contact. From globalization and displacement to cultural legitimization and identity politics, the modern world is characterised by, and articulated through, dynamics of contact and transfer. ... Read more

    $70.99 CAD

  • Archaeology and the Media

    Edited by Timothy Clack, Marcus Brittain ...
    Series series UCL Institute of Archaeology Publications
    The public’s fascination with archaeology has meant that archaeologists have had to deal with media more regularly than other scholarly disciplines. How archaeologists communicate their research to the public through the media and how the media view archaeologists has become an important feature in the contemporary world of academic and professional archaeologists. In this volume, a group of ... Read more

    $83.81 CAD

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  • A History of Archaeological Thought

    by Bruce G. Trigger ...
    In its original edition, Bruce Trigger's book was the first ever to examine the history of archaeological thought from medieval times to the present in world-wide perspective. Now, in this new edition, he both updates the original work and introduces new archaeological perspectives and concerns. At once stimulating and even-handed, it places the development of archaeological thought and theory ... Read more

    $51.99 CAD

  • Archaeology of Identity

    by Margarita Diaz-Andreu, Sam Lucy ...
    Bringing together a wealth of scholarship which provides a unique integrated approach to identity, The Archaeology of Identity presents an overview of the five key areas which have recently emerged in archaeological social theory:* gender* age* ethnicity* religion* status.This excellent book reviews the research history of each areas, the different ways in which each has been investigated, and ... Read more

    $81.99 CAD

  • Reclaiming Archaeology

    Beyond the Tropes of Modernity

    Edited by Alfredo González-Ruibal ...
    Series series Archaeological Orientations
    Archaeology has been an important source of metaphors for some of the key intellectuals of the 20th century: Sigmund Freud, Walter Benjamin, Alois Riegl and Michel Foucault, amongst many others. However, this power has also turned against archaeology, because the discipline has been dealt with perfunctorily as a mere provider of metaphors that other intellectuals have exploited. Scholars from ... Read more

    $116.99 CAD

  • The Dawn of Everything

    A New History of Humanity

    by David Graeber, David Wengrow ...
    NATIONAL BESTSELLERNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERRenowned activist and public intellectual David Graeber teams up with professor of comparative archaeology David Wengrow to deliver a trailblazing account of human history, challenging our most fundamental assumptions about social evolution--from the development of agriculture and cities to the emergence of "the state," political violence, and social ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

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  • Archaeology: A Very Short Introduction

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Paul Bahn ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    This entertaining Very Short Introduction reflects the enduring popularity of archaeology - a subject which appeals as a pastime, career, and academic discipline, encompasses the whole globe, and surveys 2.5 million years. From deserts to jungles, from deep caves to mountain tops, from pebble tools to satellite photographs, from excavation to abstract theory, archaeology interacts with nearly ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

  • Anthropology

    by Nicholas Croce ...
    Series series The Britannica Guide to the Social Sciences
    This authoritative guide offers readers a comprehensive look into the world of anthropology and its related sciences. The book covers the essential areas of the field, including its history. The major branches of the field are also discussed, including cultural and social anthropology as well as archaeology. It also explores the study of the discipline around the world through urban, medical, and ... Read more

    $39.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Archaeology: The Key Concepts

    Edited by Colin Renfrew, Paul Bahn ...
    Series series Routledge Key Guides
    From two of the best-known archaeological writers in the trade, this outstanding resource provides a thorough survey of the key ideas in archaeology, and how they impact on archaeological thinking and method.Clearly written, and easy to follow, Archaeology: The Key Concepts collates entries written specifically by field specialists, and each entry offers a definition of the term, its origins and ... Read more

    $59.99 CAD

  • The Present Past

    An Introduction to Anthropology for Archeologists

    by Ian Hodder ...
    This updated edition of Professor Ian Hodders original and classic work on the role which anthropology must play in the interpretation of the archaeological record.There has long been a need for archaeologists and anthropologists to correlate their ideas and methods for interpreting the material culture of past civilisations. Archaeological interpretation of the past is inevitably based on the ... Read more

    $11.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Built to Meet Needs: Cultural Issues in Vernacular Architecture

    by Paul Oliver ...
    The study of vernacular architecture explores the characteristics of domestic buildings in particular regions or localities, and the many social and cultural factors that have contributed to their evolution. In this book, vernacular architecture specialist Paul Oliver brings together a wealth of information that spans over two decades, and the whole globe. Some previously unpublished papers, as ... Read more

    $309.99 CAD

  • Archaeological Theory Today

    by Ian Hodder ...
    Now in a revised and updated second edition, this volume provides an authoritative account of the current status of archaeological theory, as presented by some of its major exponents and innovators over recent decades. It summarizes the latest developments in the field and looks to its future, exploring some of the cutting-edge ideas at the forefront of the discipline.The volume captures the ... Read more

    $35.99 CAD