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A Future for Archaeology - The Past in the Present

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Informationen zum Autor Edited by Layton, Robert; Shennan, Stephen; Stone, Peter Klappentext Examines some of the most important events in the development of a socially engaged archaeology concerned with issues in the contemporary world. Zusammenfassung Examines some of the most important events in the development of a socially engaged archaeology concerned with issues in the contemporary world. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Introduction, Robert Layton, Stephen Shennan, Peter Stone; Chapter 2 Peter Ucko’s ‘Humane Archaeology’, Jack Golson; Chapter 3 Eaglehawk and Crow, Colin Tatz, Jacquie Lambert; Chapter 4 Repositioning Anthropology, 1972–1980, Nicolas Peterson; Chapter 5 Peter Ucko and the World Archaeological Congress (WAC), Michael Day; Chapter 6 Archaeological Overthrows, Neal Ascherson; Chapter 7 ‘All Smoke and Mirrors …’ The World Archaeological Congress, 1986–2004, Peter Stone; Chapter 8 The World Heritage Convention, Henry Cleere; Chapter 9 Public Archaeology in the Twenty-First Century, Tim Schadla-Hall; Chapter 10 Indigenous Human Remains and Changing Museum Ideology, Cressida Fforde, Jane Hubert; Chapter 11 ‘The Man Who Would Be Moses’, Beverley Butler, Michael Rowlands; Chapter 12 ‘They Made it A Living Thing Didn’t They …’, Siân Jones; Chapter 13 The Archaeology of Local Myths and Heritage Tourism, Kevin C. MacDonald, David W. Morgan, Fiona J.L. Handley, Aubra L. Lee, Emma Morley; Chapter 14 Practising Archaeology in Eastern and Southern Africa, George H. Okello Abungu; Chapter 15 Central European Archaeology at the Crossroads, Arkadiusz Marciniak; Chapter 16 Theoretical and Ethical Issues of Archaeology in South America, Gustavo G. Politis; Chapter 17 The Idea of Prehistory in the Middle East, David Wengrow; Chapter 18 Figurines in Action, Peter F. Biehl; Chapter 19 Objects of the Past, Fekri A. Hassan; Chapter 20 Central European Archaeology at the Crossroads, David Harris;

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Examines some of the most important events in the development of a socially engaged archaeology concerned with issues in the contemporary world.

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Authors Robert/ Shennan Layton
Assisted by Robert Layton (Editor), Robert H. Layton (Editor), Stephen Shennan (Editor), Steven Shennan (Editor), Peter Stone (Editor)
Publisher The University of Arizona Press
 
Languages English
Product format Hardback
Released 31.10.2007
 
EAN 9781598742145
ISBN 978-1-59874-214-5
No. of pages 251
Dimensions 159 mm x 235 mm x 19 mm
Series UCL Institute of Archaeology Publications
UCL Institute of Archaeology Publications
Subjects Humanities, art, music > History > Pre and early history
Non-fiction book > History > Pre and early history, antiquity

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