25.0 x 17.0cms 268pp b/w illusts very good hardback & dustwrapper This book has 3 parts; issues in archaeological theory & practice critique & development; perspectives from social archaeology; material culture & social practices;.

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Title

Re-Constructing Archaeology: Theory & Practice

Publisher

Cambridge University Press Cambridge 1987

Publication Date

1987

Language

English

ISBN 10

0521301416

ISBN 13

9780521301411

Binding

Hardcover

Dust Jacket Condition

Dust Jacket Included

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How should we view the archaeological past? How can we come to understand it and what procedures are suitable for constructing archaeological knowledge? What is the goal of archaeology? Reconstructing Archaeology tackles these issues with wit and vigor, challenging the disciplinary practices of both traditional and "new" archaeology and presenting a radical alternative--a critically self-conscious archaeology and a social archaeology that appreciates artifacts not merely as objects of analysis but as part of a social world of past and present that is charged with meaning. Reconstructing Archaeology ranges widely across social and philosophical literature, from philosophy of science to hermeneutics, structuralism to poststructuralism and Marxism. Its concerns, however, are not simply theoretical. Rather, the authors attempt to bridge the rift between theoretical argument and practical research, be it excavation, artifact analysis or the relationship between professional archaeologists and the public. When Reconstructing Archaeology was first published, it provoked a storm of controversy on both sides of the Atlantic. This second edition provides an updated preface and appendix, in which Michael Shanks and Christopher Tilley further develop their arguments, responding to their most vocal critics.

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Michael Shanks is affiliated with Cambridge University. Christopher Tilley is affiliated with St. Davis's University College, Lampeter.

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