
Archaeological Theory in Europe
The Last Three Decades
Ian Hodder(Editor)
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 18. October 2016
Book
Paperback/Softback
332 pages
978-1-138-81792-0 (ISBN)
Description
The 1980s witnessed exciting developments in theoretical writing in Western archaeology. Where previous decades were dominated by the Anglo-American perspective, or "New Archaeology", the recent years showed the European debate grow in confidence and vitality. This book, published in 1991, captures this spirit of debate as contributors from a wide cross-section of countries evaluate the development of the distinctly national and European characteristics of archaeology and assess future directions. Contributors consider an extensive range of ideologies and viewpoints, stressing the fundamentally historical emphasis and social construction of European archaeology. The development of archaeological theory is traced, with specific emphasis on factors which differ from country to country. Ultimately, it argues that the most active response to archaeology is to celebrate theory within a constantly critical mode. A great insight into the development of theory.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
610 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-138-81792-0 (9781138817920)
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Content
Preface 1. Archaeological Theory in Contemporary European Societies: The Emergence of Competing Traditions Ian Hodder 2. Theory in Spanish Archaeology from 1960 J.M. Vazquez Valera and R. Risch 3. The Italian Perspective on Theoretical Archaeology Bruno d'Agostino 4. The Powerful Past: Theoretical Trends in Greek Archaeology Kostas Kotsakis 5. The Use of Theory in French Archaeology Serge Cleuziou e al 6. Theoretical Archaeology in Britain Timothy Champion 7. Theory in Scandinavian Archaeology Since 1960: A View from Norway Bjorn Myhre 8. All Quiet on the Western Front? Paradigms, Methods and Approaches in West German Archaeology Heinrich Haerke 9. Theory in Polish Archaeology 1960-90: Searching for Paradigms Zbigniew Kobylinski 10. Recent Theoretical Achievements in Prehistoric Archaeology in Czechoslovakia Evzen Neustupny 11. Archaeological Theory in Hungary Since 1960: Theories without Theoretical Archaeology J. Laszlovszky and Cs. Siklodi