Archaeologies of the Contemporary Past
1st Edition
Published on 25. January 2001
Book
Hardback
208 pages
978-0-415-23278-4 (ISBN)
Description
Archaeologies of the Contemporary Past turns what is usually seen as a method for investigating the distant past onto the present. In doing so, it reveals fresh ways of looking both at ourselves and modern society as well as the discipline of archaeology.
This volume represents the most recent research in this area and examines a variety of contexts including:
* Art Deco
* landfills
* miner strikes
* college fraternities
* an abandoned council house.
This volume represents the most recent research in this area and examines a variety of contexts including:
* Art Deco
* landfills
* miner strikes
* college fraternities
* an abandoned council house.
Reviews / Votes
'This book provides a long sequence of moving, powerful papers that confront and challenge us. the authors in this volume can be congratulated for pushing beyond the edges of the discipline and so opening a rather different vision.' Ian Hodder,from the Epilogue.'A good, interesting book...a crucial insight for anyone in heritage management.' - K.Kris Hirst, About.com
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Postgraduate and Undergraduate
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
496 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-23278-4 (9780415232784)
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Additional editions
Victor Buchli | Gavin Lucas
Archaeologies of the Contemporary Past
E-Book
01/2002
Routledge
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Victor Buchli | Gavin Lucas
Archaeologies of the Contemporary Past
E-Book
01/2002
Routledge
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Victor Buchli | Gavin Lucas
Archaeologies of the Contemporary Past
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01/2001
1st Edition
Routledge
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Persons
Buchli, Victor; Lucas, Gavin
Content
Figures, Contributors, Acknowledgements, Introduction, 1 The absent present: archaeologies of the contemporary past, PART I Production and consumption, PART II Remembering and forgetting, PART III Disappearance and disclosure, Conclusions, Index