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Archaeologies of Materiality
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Drawing on social theory and offering numerous case studies, Archaeologies of Materiality is one of the first books to explore materiality across time and space.
- Demonstrates the saliency of materiality by linking it to concepts of landscape, technology, embodiment, ritual, and heritage.
- Offers archaeological case studies ranging from prehistoric to contemporary contexts, from Neo-Assyria, South Africa, Argentina, Panama, and the United States.
- Explores the idea of a material universe that is socially conceived and constructed, but that also shapes human experience in daily practice.
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Yes, you can access Archaeologies of Materiality by Lynn Meskell in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Social Sciences & Anthropology. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- Contents
- List of Figures
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction: Object Orientations
- 2 Mastering Matters: Magical Sense and Apotropaic Figurine Worlds of Neo-Assyria
- 3 The Social Life of Rock Art: Materiality, Consumption, and Power in South African Heritage
- 4 With a Hint of Paris in the Mouth: Fetishized Toothbrushes or the Sensuous Experience of Modernity in Late 19th Century Bogotá
- 5 Faith in Objects: American Indian Object Lessons at the World in Boston
- 6 The Texture of Things: Objects, People, and Landscape in Northwest Argentina (First Millennium A.D.)
- 7 Building an Architecture of Power: Electricity in Annapolis, Maryland in the 19th and 20th Centuries
- 8 The Voices of Stones: Unthinkable Materiality in the Volcanic Context of Western Panamá
- 9 Afterword
- Index