A History of Archaeological Thought

Trigger, Bruce G.

ISBN 10: 0521338182 / ISBN 13: 9780521338189

Published by Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, 1994

About this Item

First PB Edition, 6th printing. Trade PB in illustrated wraps. About Fine w/owner name front endpaper, else Fine and unmarked. 500pp inc. Bibliographical Essay, References, Index; illustrated in drawings and reproductions. 516 p.

Seller Inventory # 041047

Bibliographic Details

• Title: A History of Archaeological Thought
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521338182
• ISBN 13: 9780521338189
• Binding: Trade Paper
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: About Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Wraps
• Book Type: Book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Non-Fiction
  • History

About this title

Synopsis

Bruce Trigger's new book is the first ever to examine the history of archaeology from medieval times to the present in world-wide perspective. At once stimulating and even-handed, it places the development of archaeological thought and theory throughout within a broad social and intellectual framework. The successive but interacting trends apparent in archaeological thought are defined and the author seeks to determine the extent to which these trends were a reflection of the personal and collective interests of archaeologists as these relate - in the West at least - to the fluctuating fortunes of the middle classes. While subjective influences have been powerful, Professor Trigger argues that the gradual accumulation of archaeological data has exercised a growing constraint on interpretation. In turn, this has increased the objectivity of archaeological research and enhanced its value for understanding the entire span of human history and the human condition in general.

Review

'This is a work which all thinking archaeologists will wish to have on their shelves.' Colin Renfrew, Nature