Archaeology After Structuralism: Post-structuralism and the Practice of Archaeology (Routledge Library Editions: Archaeology) - Hardcover

 
9781138805903: Archaeology After Structuralism: Post-structuralism and the Practice of Archaeology (Routledge Library Editions: Archaeology)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1138805904 ISBN 13: 9781138805903
Publisher: Routledge, 2014

Synopsis

Most practising archaeologists have preferred to leave the deep theories of what lies behind their methods and perceptions on one side. Now archaeologists have faced up to the difficult task of making (or not making) the connections between the past, interpretation and the present. The writers of this volumes address the problems of archaeology, sometimes warily and sometimes with enthusiasm. The connections are not easy to accomplish: a great deal of theory seems of little relevance to the everyday practice of archaeology, and much of post-structuralism refers exclusively back to itself rather than to the more specific concerns of a historical discipline. But where the junction between post-structuralism and archaeology can be made, the results are innovative and enriching. Originally published in 1990.

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Ian Bapty, Tim Yates

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2014
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1138805904
ISBN 13 
9781138805903
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
326
Editor
Bapty Ian, Yates Tim