{"product_id":"an-archaeology-of-innovation-approaching-social-and-technological-change-in-human-society-9781526132642","title":"An Archaeology of Innovation: Approaching Social","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn archaeology of innovation\u003c\/i\u003e is the first monograph-length investigation of innovation and the innovation process from an archaeological perspective. It interrogates the idea of innovation that permeates our popular media and our political and scientific discourse, setting this against the long-term perspective that only archaeology can offer. Case studies span the entire breadth of human history, from our earliest hominin ancestors to the contemporary world. The book argues that the present narrow focus on pushing the adoption of technical innovations ignores the complex interplay of social, technological and environmental systems that underlies truly innovative societies; the inherent connections between new technologies, technologists and social structure that give them meaning and make them valuable; and the significance and value of conservative social practices that lead to the frequent rejection of innovations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Whether you are a social archaeologist or not, this book is a must-read for anyone studying innovations and change, but especially anyone interested in human complexity and how we were, and always will be, connected in a flux.'\u003cbr\u003eAna Catarina Basílio, \u003ci\u003eEuropean Journal of Archaeology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This is a book that deserves to be widely read, and the ideas inside discussed and debated not only in archaeology but across fields [...] It is an invaluable contribution.'\u003cbr\u003eJames L. Flexner, \u003ci\u003eArchaeology in Oceania\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Frieman has produced an extremely valuable piece of work for which praise is due [...] The discussion firmly situates innovation as something worth considering in its own right, and not simply as the means to the end of technological change. Instead, innovation is conceptualised as a social process within which material, human, structural and historical actors dynamically and uniquely interact in myriad ways.' \u003cbr\u003eAdam Sutton, \u003ci\u003eArchäologische Informationen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e -- .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: loomings\u003cbr\u003e1 Innovation as discourse\u003cbr\u003e2 Messy narratives\/flexible methodologies\u003cbr\u003e3 Invention as process\u003cbr\u003e4 Power, influence and adoption\u003cbr\u003e5 Pass it on\u003cbr\u003e6 Tradition, continuity and resistance\u003cbr\u003e7 Create\/innovate\u003cbr\u003eConclusion: the widening gyre\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manchester University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040996393303,"sku":"9781526132642","price":76.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781526132642.jpg?v=1750948530","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/an-archaeology-of-innovation-approaching-social-and-technological-change-in-human-society-9781526132642","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}