Contemporary Archaeology in Theory: A Reader (Social Archaeology)

By: Preucel, Robert

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0631195610
• ISBN13: 9780631195610
• Release Date: December 2009
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Length: 694 Pages
• Weight: 2.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.6" x 1.6" x 6.9"