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Language: English
Published by Harry N. Abrams, 1997
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- Title
- The Discovery of the Past
- Author
- Alain Schnapp
- Publisher
- Harry N. Abrams
- Publication year
- 1997
- Condition
- Very Good
- Dust jacket
- No Jacket
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0810932334
- ISBN 13
- 9780810932333
- Item weight
- 3.15 pounds
Examines the development of archaeology as a science and the process by which humankind developed an understanding of its past
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Recent Reviews
'A major book on the history of archaeology' - Times Literary Supplement 'The chapters on the early Renaissance and the great scientific advances of the 17th century are studded with spectacular illustration for which alone the book is worth its purchase price' - The Times 'A fascinating exploration of the archaeological imagination, of the way centuries communicate with each other, of historical understanding and misunderstanding' - Theodore Zeldin
'A major book on the history of archaeology' - Times Literary Supplement 'The chapters on the early Renaissance and the great scientific advances of the 17th century are studded with spectacular illustration for which alone the book is worth its purchase price' - The Times 'A fascinating exploration of the archaeological imagination, of the way centuries communicate with each other, of historical understanding and misunderstanding' - Theodore Zeldin
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