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About this book
New forms of archaeology are emerging which position the discipline firmly within the social and cultural sciences. These approaches have been described as "post processual" or "interpretive" archaeology, and draw on a range of traditions of enquiry in the humanities, from Marxism and critical theory to hermeneutics, feminism, queer theory, phenomenology and post-colonial thinking. This volume gathers together a series of the canonical statements which have defined an interpretive archaeology. Many of these have been unavailable for some while, and others are drawn from inaccessible publications. In addition, a number of key articles are included which are drawn from other disciplines, but which have been influential and widely cited within archaeology. The collection is put into context by an editorial introduction and thematic notes for each section.
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Table of contents
- Contents
- Figures
- Notes on contributors
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Introduction: the polarities of post-processual archaeology
- PART I: ON THE CHARACTER OF ARCHAEOLOGY
- PART II: INTERPRETATION, INFERENCE, EPISTEMOLOGY
- PART III: SOCIAL RELATIONS, POWER AND IDEOLOGY
- PART IV: FEMINISM, QUEER THEORY AND THE BODY
- PART V: MATERIAL CULTURE
- PART VI: ARCHAEOLOGY, CRITIQUE AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF IDENTITY
- PART VII: SPACE AND LANDSCAPE
- Bibliography
- Index