After Modernity

Rodney Harrison, John Schofield

ISBN 10: 0199548072 / ISBN 13: 9780199548071

Published by Oxford University Press, GB, 2010

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This book summarizes archaeological approaches to the contemporary past, and suggests a new agenda for the archaeology of late modern societies. The principal focus is the archaeology of developed, de-industrialized societies during the second half of the twentieth century and the beginning of the twenty-first. This period encompasses the end of the Cold War and the beginning of the 'internet age', a period which sits firmly within what we would recognize to be a period of 'lived and living memory'. Rodney Harrison and John Schofield explore how archaeology can inform the study of this time period and the study of our own society through detailed case studies and an in-depth summary of the existing literature. Their book draws together cross-disciplinary perspectives on contemporary material culture studies, and develops a new agenda for the study of the materiality of late modern societies.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: After Modernity
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, GB
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0199548072
• ISBN 13: 9780199548071
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 544 grams

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Synopsis

Rodney Harrison and John Schofield explore how archaeology can inform the study of our own society and other late-modern societies through detailed case studies and a summary of the existing literature. They draw together cross-disciplinary perspectives, and develop a new agenda for the study of the materiality of contemporary societies.

About the Author

Rodney Harrison is Lecturer in Heritage Studies at The Open University.

John Schofield is a Member of English Heritage's Characterization Team.