The Archaeology of Identity: Approaches to Gender, Age, Statues, Ethnicity and Religion - Hardcover

Diaz-Andreu, Margarita; Lucy, Sam; Babic, Stasa; Edwards, David N.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0415197457 ISBN 13: 9780415197458

Publisher: Routledge, 2005

Synopsis

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
* age
* ethnicity
* religion
* status.

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 structures, and is structured by, these aspects of individual and communal identity, with a particular examination of social practice.

Useful for social scientists in sociology, anthropology and history, under- and postgraduates will find this an excellent addition to their course studies.

About this title

About the Author:

Margarita Diaz-Andreu is Senior Lecturer in Archaeology at the University of Durham.

Sam Lucy is Post-Excavation and Publications Officer, Cambridge Archaeological Unit.

Stasa Babic is Assistant Professor, Department of Archaeology, University of Belgrade.

David N. Edwards is Lecturer in Archaeology, School of Archaeology & Ancient History, University of Leicester.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0415197457
• ISBN 13: 9780415197458
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 192