Contemporary Archaeology in Theory (Social Archaeology) - Tapa blanda

"Contemporary Archaeology in Theory makes a valuable contribution to contemporary archaeological theory by making it accessible to students and archaeologists generally, in a structured and comprehensive way. This book would provide a good basis for an advanced level archaeological theory course." (Australian Archaeology, Number 44, 1997) "... by all means adopt this Reader as a text to go with your own reader. Its framework is catholic, broad-ranging and reasonably balanced with respect to developments in archaeological theory over the last two decades." --Roger C. Green, Dept of Anthropology, University of Auckland "It is an excellent source for advanced and graduate seminars in archaeological theory. The editors are to be congratulated for completing a monumental and controversial task with such authority and equanimity." --Patty Jo Watson, Washington University (American Antiquity, 1998) "Preucel's and Hodder's pieces, covering a total of almost 100 pages of text - a small monograph - constitute the real strength of the book. They are humane, intelligent, well-read, balanced and critical guides to the proliferation of processual and interpretive theoretical positions that archaeologists espouse." (Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology)

This reader presents an easily accessible collection of seminal articles in contemporary Anglo-American archaeological theory for use in introductory undergraduate classes as well as graduate level seminars. If focuses upon the period from 1980 to the present emphasizing the far-reaching effects of recent internal and external critiques of processual archaeology. The central purpose of the reader is to assist students in thinking about the interrelationships between theory and practice for different theoretical approaches.