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Andrew Gardner, Andrew Gardner, Gardner Andrew

Agency Uncovered - Archaeological Perspectives on Social Agency, Power, and Being Human

English · Hardback

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Summary

Questions the value of the concept of 'agency', a term used in sociological and philosophical literature to refer to individual free will in archaeology. This book focuses on the relevance of 'agency' theory to archaeological interpretation and addresses the political and ethical implications of a debate about the definition of human nature.

Product details

Authors	Andrew Gardner
Assisted by	Andrew Gardner (Editor), Gardner Andrew (Editor)
Publisher	Taylor & Francis Ltd.

Languages	English
Product format	Hardback
Released	27.07.2017

EAN	9781138404335
ISBN	978-1-138-40433-5
No. of pages	268
Series	UCL Institute of Archaeology Publications
Subjects	Non-fiction book > History > Pre and early history, antiquity SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, Physical anthropology, Archaeological Theory, Evolutionary anthropology / Human evolution

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