Archaeological Theory in a Nutshell
"Adrian Praetzellis provides a brief, readable introduction to contemporary theoretical models used in archaeology for the undergraduate or beginning graduate student. He demystifies a dozen flavors of contemporary theory for the theory-phobic reader, providing a short history of each, its application in archaeology, and an example of its use in recent work. The book teaches about different contemporary archaeological theories including postcolonialism, neoevolutionism, materiality, and queer t…
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- Full title :Archaeological Theory in a Nutshell.
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"Adrian Praetzellis provides a brief, readable introduction to contemporary theoretical models used in archaeology for the undergraduate or beginning graduate student. He demystifies a dozen flavors of contemporary theory for the theory-phobic reader, providing a short history of each, its application in archaeology, and an example of its use in recent work. The book teaches about different contemporary archaeological theories including postcolonialism, neoevolutionism, materiality, and queer theory; is written in accessible language with key examples for each theory; includes illustrations and cartoons by the author; and provides questions at the end of each chapter to facilitate discussion"--
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- Publication Date:2016.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Taylor and Francis Ltd
- Place of Publication:Place of publication not identified
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2016.
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- Description:1 online resource
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781315434360, 1315434369
- oclc:ocn953030210
- LC Classification:CC72.P725 2015
- Dewey Decimal:930.1
Table of Contents
How Theory Works -- Neoevolutionism -- Marxism -- Critical Theory -- Postcolonalism -- Feminism -- Queer Theory -- Structuralism -- Agency, structure, and structuration -- Transgressive archaeologies -- Archaeological Biography -- Phenomenology -- Materiality and Thing Theory -- The Next Big Thing or Where Do We Go From Here? -- Parlez-vous Po-Mo? A Mostly Postmodern Phrasebook.
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