Pitt Rivers: The Life and Archaeological Work of Lieutenant-General Augusus Henry Lane Fox Pitt Rivers, DCL, FRS, FSA

Bowden, Mark; Mark Bowden

ISBN 10: 0521400775 / ISBN 13: 9780521400770

Published by Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, England, UK, et al., 1991

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182 pp. Clean, fresh copy and dj with very light shelf wear, crisp pages and clean text.

Seller Inventory # 6iiBa0019

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Pitt Rivers: The Life and Archaeological Work of Lieutenant-General Augusus Henry Lane Fox Pitt Rivers, DCL, FRS, FSA
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, England, UK, et al.
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521400775
• ISBN 13: 9780521400770
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Jackie Taylor (Jacket Design)
• Edition: 1st Published 1991
• Condition: Like New
• Dust Jacket Condition: Like New
• Seller catalogs:
  • Archaeology
  • Academic, Scholarly, Research
  • Biography, Autobiography

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Synopsis

A flamboyant polymath, General Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt Rivers (1827–1900) was influential in four fields during his lifetime: military training, anthropology, archaeology and public education. Yet very little is known about his career, character, or motivation. Mark Bowden has written an entertaining and thoroughly researched biography of the General, which describes his stormy relationships with his wife, children, colleagues, tenants and dependants; his military career; his activities in public education; and his contributions to anthropology and archaeology. In particular he assesses his impact as excavator, field archaeologist, theoretician and first Inspector of Ancient Monuments on the development of British archaeology. This is the most complete biography of a controversial man whose methods and ideals have been much quoted but frequently misunderstood and misrepresented.

Book Description

A flamboyant polymath, General Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt Rivers (1827-1900) was influential in four fields during his lifetime: military training, anthropology, archaeology and public education. Yet very little is known about his career, character or motivation.