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The Companion to Social Archaeology is the first scholarly work to explore the encounter of social theory and archaeology over the past two decades.

Trade Review
A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year

"In this archaeological pilgrimage A Companion to Social Archaeology has been a well-met companion on the road." Australian Archaeology



Table of Contents
List of Figures.

Notes on Contributors.

Part I: Knowledges:.

1. The “Social” in Archaeological Theory: An Historical and Contemporary Perspective: Ian Hodder (Standford University).

2. Cross-Cultural Comparison and Archaeological Theory: Bruce G. Trigger (McGill University).

3. Social Archaeology and Marxist Social Thought: Thomas C. Patterson (University of California, Riverside).

4. Embodied Subjectivity: Gender, Femininity, Masculinity, Sexuality: Rosemary A. Joyce (University of California, Berkeley).

5. Social Archaeology and Origins Research: A Paleolithic Perspective: Clive Gamble and Erica Gittins (Both at the University of Southampton).

Part II: Identities:.

6. Archaeology and the Life Course: A Time and Age for Gender: Roberta Gilchrist (University of Reading).

7. The Past and Foreign Countries: Colonial and Post-Colonial Archaeology and Anthropology: Chris Gosden (Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford).

8. Material Culture: Current Problems: Victor Buchli (University College, London).

9. Ideology, Power, and Capitalism: The Historical Archaeology of Consumption: Paul R. Mullins (Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis).

Part III: Places:.

10. Space, Spatiality, and Archaeology: Emma Blake (Stanford University).

11. Social Archaeologies of Landscape: Wendy Ashmore (University of California, Riverside).

12. Living and Working at Home: The Social Archaeology of Household Production and Social Relations: Julia A. Hendon (Gettysburg College).

13. Diaspora and Identity in Archaeology: Moving beyond the Black Atlantic: Ian Lilley (University of Queensland).

Part IV: Politics:.

14. The Political Economy of Archaeological Practice and the Production of Heritage in the Middle East: Reinhard.

Bernbeck and Susan Pollock (Both at: State University of New York, Binghamton).

15. Latin American Archaeology: From Colonialism To Globalization: Gustavo Politis (CONICET-UNCPBA, Argentina) and José Antonio Perez Gollán (CONICET-Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina).

16. Contested Pasts: Archaeology and Native Americans: Randall H. McGuire (Binghamton University).

17. Identity, Modernity, and Archaeology: The Case of Japan: Koji Mizoguchi (Kyushu University, Japan).

Index

A Companion to Social Archaeology

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    Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
    Publication Date: 29/08/2006
    ISBN13: 9781405156783, 978-1405156783
    ISBN10: 1405156783
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    Description

    Book Synopsis
    The Companion to Social Archaeology is the first scholarly work to explore the encounter of social theory and archaeology over the past two decades.

    Trade Review
    A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year

    "In this archaeological pilgrimage A Companion to Social Archaeology has been a well-met companion on the road." Australian Archaeology



    Table of Contents
    List of Figures.

    Notes on Contributors.

    Part I: Knowledges:.

    1. The “Social” in Archaeological Theory: An Historical and Contemporary Perspective: Ian Hodder (Standford University).

    2. Cross-Cultural Comparison and Archaeological Theory: Bruce G. Trigger (McGill University).

    3. Social Archaeology and Marxist Social Thought: Thomas C. Patterson (University of California, Riverside).

    4. Embodied Subjectivity: Gender, Femininity, Masculinity, Sexuality: Rosemary A. Joyce (University of California, Berkeley).

    5. Social Archaeology and Origins Research: A Paleolithic Perspective: Clive Gamble and Erica Gittins (Both at the University of Southampton).

    Part II: Identities:.

    6. Archaeology and the Life Course: A Time and Age for Gender: Roberta Gilchrist (University of Reading).

    7. The Past and Foreign Countries: Colonial and Post-Colonial Archaeology and Anthropology: Chris Gosden (Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford).

    8. Material Culture: Current Problems: Victor Buchli (University College, London).

    9. Ideology, Power, and Capitalism: The Historical Archaeology of Consumption: Paul R. Mullins (Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis).

    Part III: Places:.

    10. Space, Spatiality, and Archaeology: Emma Blake (Stanford University).

    11. Social Archaeologies of Landscape: Wendy Ashmore (University of California, Riverside).

    12. Living and Working at Home: The Social Archaeology of Household Production and Social Relations: Julia A. Hendon (Gettysburg College).

    13. Diaspora and Identity in Archaeology: Moving beyond the Black Atlantic: Ian Lilley (University of Queensland).

    Part IV: Politics:.

    14. The Political Economy of Archaeological Practice and the Production of Heritage in the Middle East: Reinhard.

    Bernbeck and Susan Pollock (Both at: State University of New York, Binghamton).

    15. Latin American Archaeology: From Colonialism To Globalization: Gustavo Politis (CONICET-UNCPBA, Argentina) and José Antonio Perez Gollán (CONICET-Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina).

    16. Contested Pasts: Archaeology and Native Americans: Randall H. McGuire (Binghamton University).

    17. Identity, Modernity, and Archaeology: The Case of Japan: Koji Mizoguchi (Kyushu University, Japan).

    Index

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