
ilość książek w kategorii: 15483
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Familiar Past?: Archaeologies of Later Historical Britain
ISBN: 9780415188067 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The Familiar Past surveys material culture from 1500 to the present day. Fourteen case studies, grouped under related topics, include discussion of issues such as:
* the origins of modernity in urban contexts * the historical anthropology of food * the social and spatial construction of country houses * the social history of a workhouse site * changes in memorial forms and inscriptions * the archaeological treatment of gardens. The Familiar Past has been structured as a teaching text and will be useful to students of history and archaeology. The Familiar Past surveys material culture from 1500 to the present day. Fourteen case studies, grouped under related topics, include discuss...
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Children and Material Culture
ISBN: 9780415188975 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This volume focuses entirely on children and material culture. The contributors ask: what is the relationship between children and the material world?; is the material culture of children the same across all times and cultures, or does it vary?; and how can we access the actions and identities of children in the material records? The collection spans a period from the Palaeolithic to the late-20th century, and uses data from across Europe, Scandinavia, the Americas and Asia. The international contributors are from a range of disciplines including archaeology, cultural and biological...
This volume focuses entirely on children and material culture. The contributors ask: what is the relationship between children and the material world?...
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Archaeology Under Fire: Nationalism, Politics and Heritage in the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East
ISBN: 9780415196550 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. First published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
First published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
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206,49 |
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Manifesting Power: Gender and the Interpretation of Power in Archaeology
ISBN: 9780415197441 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 228 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. "Manifesting Power" confronts the relationship between gender and power within prehistoric and historic societies. It addresses the extent to which our reconceptions of the nature of power, and of relations between the sexes, are rooted in our own experience of western society, and argues that both conditions and perceptions may have been quite different among peoples of the past.
This collection includes nine innovative chapters which draw on data from a range of periods and areas. By looking at the evidence for gender distinctions both from archaeological sites and from ethnographic... "Manifesting Power" confronts the relationship between gender and power within prehistoric and historic societies. It addresses the extent to which ou...
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236,00 |
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Archaeology of Identity
ISBN: 9780415197458 / Angielski / Twarda / 2005 / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. 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 This excellent book reviews the research history of each areas, the different ways in which each has been investigated, and offers new avenues for research and exploring the connections between them. Emphasis is placed on exploring the ways in which material culture... Bringing together a wealth of scholarship which provides a unique integrated approach to identity, The Archaeology of Identity presents an... |
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Time, Culture and Identity: An Interpretative Archaeology
ISBN: 9780415197878 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Time, Culture and Identity questions the modern western distinctions between:
* nature and culture * mind and body * object and subject. Drawing on the philosophy of Martin Heidegger, Julian Thomas develops a way of writing about the past in which time is seen as central to the emergence of the identities of people and objects. Time, Culture and Identity questions the modern western distinctions between:
* nature and culture * mind and body * object and ... |
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206,49 |
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The Archaeology of the Medieval English Monarchy
ISBN: 9780415197885 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This text looks at the period between the reign of William the Conqueror and that of Henry VIII, bringing together physical evidence for the kings and their courts. John Steane looks at the symbols of power and regalia including crowns, seals and thrones. He considers Royal patronage, architecture and ideas on burials and tombs to unravel the details of their daily lives supported with illustrations.
This text looks at the period between the reign of William the Conqueror and that of Henry VIII, bringing together physical evidence for the kings and...
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236,00 |
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The Science and Archaeology of Materials : An Investigation of Inorganic Materials
ISBN: 9780415199339 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Henderson's illustrated work is an accessible textbook which should be useful reading for practical archaeologists. With clear sections on a range of materials including ceramics, glass, metals and stone, this work examines the foundations of archaeological study. The concise introduction provides a general overview as well as a brief insight into the history of this type of research. Finally, the inclusion of case studies such as Roman Glass and the Stonehenge Bluestones provides an example of how such materials were used in the past and how archaeologists analyze them now.
Henderson's illustrated work is an accessible textbook which should be useful reading for practical archaeologists. With clear sections on a range of ...
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663,88 |
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The Science and Archaeology of Materials: An Investigation of Inorganic Materials
ISBN: 9780415199346 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The Science and Archaeology of Materials is set to become the definitive work in the archaeology of materials. Henderson's highly illustrated work is an accessible and fascinating textbook which will be essential reading for all practical archaeologists. With clear sections on a wide range of materials including ceramics, glass, metals and stone, this work examines the very foundations of archaeological study. Anyone interested in ancient technologies, especially those involving high temperatures, kilns and furnaces will be able to follow in each chapter how raw materials are...
The Science and Archaeology of Materials is set to become the definitive work in the archaeology of materials. Henderson's highly illustrated...
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275,34 |
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Archaeology and Folklore
ISBN: 9780415201445 / Angielski / Twarda / 1999 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Archaeology and Folklore explores the complex relationship between the two disciplines to demonstrate what they might learn from each other.
This collection includes theoretical discussions and case studies drawn from Western Europe, the Mediterranean and North. They explore the differences between popular traditions relating to historic sites and archaeological interpretations of their history and meaning. Archaeology and Folklore explores the complex relationship between the two disciplines to demonstrate what they might learn from each other.<...
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762,24 |
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The Archaeology of Household Activities
ISBN: 9780415205979 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The Archaeology of Household Objects provides a comprehensive and accessible study for undergraduates and postgraduates into the material record of past households, aiding wider understanding of our own domestic development.
The Archaeology of Household Objects provides a comprehensive and accessible study for undergraduates and postgraduates into the material record of pa...
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206,49 |
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Agency in Archaeology
ISBN: 9780415207607 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Nineteen internationally renowned scholars discuss theoretically based case studies ranging in subject from the late Pleistocene hunter-gatherers to the restructuring of gender relations in the US.
Nineteen internationally renowned scholars discuss theoretically based case studies ranging in subject from the late Pleistocene hunter-gatherers to t...
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762,24 |
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Understanding the Neolithic
ISBN: 9780415207669 / Angielski / Twarda / 1999 / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This text presents an investigation of the period 4000 - 2200 BC. Whilst examining the archaeological data of this region, the book exposes the assumptions and prejudices which have shaped archaeologists' accounts of the distant past, and presents fresh interpretations informed by social theory, anthropology and critical hermeneutics. The book is a fully reworked and updated edition of the the book Rethinking the Neolithic, which provoked much heated debate on publication, especially in providing alternative ways of interpreting archaeological evidence.
This text presents an investigation of the period 4000 - 2200 BC. Whilst examining the archaeological data of this region, the book exposes the assump...
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688,47 |
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Managing the Historic Rural Landscape
ISBN: 9780415207904 / Angielski / Twarda / 1999 / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This volume examines the questions and conflicts that arise in managing the historic rural landscape. The book: confronts the major issues facing heritage managers today, such as evaluating what is significant in the landscape, the relationship of landscape management to the preservation of historic buildings, and issues arising when the landscape needs to be used for another purpose; presents these issues in a case-study format - so that those actively working in the field can provide context and explain the issues which are most important to their work; provides case studies which are...
This volume examines the questions and conflicts that arise in managing the historic rural landscape. The book: confronts the major issues facing heri...
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762,24 |
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Managing the Historic Rural Landscape
ISBN: 9780415207911 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This volume examines the questions and conflicts that arise in managing the historic rural landscape. The book: confronts the major issues facing heritage managers today, such as evaluating what is significant in the landscape, the relationship of landscape management to the preservation of historic buildings, and issues arising when the landscape needs to be used for another purpose; presents these issues in a case-study format - so that those actively working in the field can provide context and explain the issues which are most important to their work; provides case studies which are...
This volume examines the questions and conflicts that arise in managing the historic rural landscape. The book: confronts the major issues facing heri...
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206,49 |
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The Origins of Agriculture in Europe
ISBN: 9780415208079 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The Origins of Agriculture in Europe takes a look at current ideas in the light of a considerable mass of literature and archaeological evidence; examining the transition to agriculture through the comparison of social and economic developments across Europe.
In this volume, I.J.Thorpe manages to evaluate various alternative explanations in detailed examples, whilst also succeeding in addressing the broader theoretical questions which form the nucleus of contemporary debates. This clearly written and accessible text is an extremely valuable resource for students of European... The Origins of Agriculture in Europe takes a look at current ideas in the light of a considerable mass of literature and archaeological evide...
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206,49 |
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Managing Historic Sites and Buildings: Reconciling Presentation and Preservation
ISBN: 9780415208147 / Angielski / Twarda / 1999 / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. A look at the choices and tensions that exist in conservation and interpretation of heritage. Preservation and presentation are central activities, arguably means and ends in the conservation of the historic environment. But are they self-reinforcing or do they work against each other? In a series of essays which span from prehistoric sacred sites to World War II military remains, from medieval monastery to 1970s housing estate, this text looks at contemporary concerns and debates about the way the past is shaped, physically and metaphorically, by these two aspects of heritage management.
A look at the choices and tensions that exist in conservation and interpretation of heritage. Preservation and presentation are central activities, ar...
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762,24 |
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Managing Historic Sites and Buildings: Reconciling Presentation and Preservation
ISBN: 9780415208154 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Managing Historic Sites and Buildings looks at the choices and the tensions that exist in conservation and interpretation of the heritage. Preservation and presentation are central activities, arguably means and ends in the conservation of the historic environment. But are they self-reinforcing or do they work against each other? In a series of essays which span form prehistoric sacred site to Second World war military remains, from medieval monastery to 1970s housing estate, we look at contemporary concerns and debates about the way the past is shaped, physically and metaphorically,...
Managing Historic Sites and Buildings looks at the choices and the tensions that exist in conservation and interpretation of the heritage. Pr...
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206,49 |
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Seeing Beneath the Soil : Prospecting Methods in Archaeology
ISBN: 9780415214407 / Angielski / Miękka / 1997 / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Scientific soil prospecting methods can give dramatic pictures of buried archaeological sites, and sometimes information on what occurred within them, before any earth has been removed. Dr Clark, who was one of the earliest to work in this field, has written a general survey of an increasingly important area of practical archaeology. The emphasis is on the principles and practical application of the well established techniques of resistivity, magnetometry and magnetic susceptibility, with shorter sections on emerging and less common techniques such as ground-penetrating radar, electromagnetic...
Scientific soil prospecting methods can give dramatic pictures of buried archaeological sites, and sometimes information on what occurred within them,...
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295,01 |
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Stone Tools & Society
ISBN: 9780415214490 / Angielski / Miękka / 1995 / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The aim of this book is to explore the changing character and social roles of stone tools of the Neolithic and Bronze Ages in Britain, examining the changing material and social conditions under which tools were produced, acquired, used and deposited.
The aim of this book is to explore the changing character and social roles of stone tools of the Neolithic and Bronze Ages in Britain, examining the c...
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236,00 |