Robert Chapman

Archaeologies of Complexity

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Presenting a radical, alternative view of ancient state societies, this up-to-date and critical analysis of how archaeologists study past societies addresses the nature of contemporary archaeology and the study of social change, and debates the transition from perceived simple, egalitarian societies to the complex power structures and divisions of our modern world.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 254
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. April 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 202mm x 146mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 326g
• ISBN-13: 9780415273084
• ISBN-10: 0415273080
• Artikelnr.: 21411605

Autorenporträt

Robert Chapman is Professor of Archaeology at the University of Reading.

Inhaltsangabe

1. A Complex and Unequal World: Knowledge, Relevance and Experience 2.
Archaeological Theory and Practice: From the Outside Looking In 3. Models
of Society and Social Change: From the Inside Looking Out 4. Matters of
Terminology: Back to Basics 5. A Class Act: Representing the Prehistoric
Past of South-East Spain 6. The Uses and Abuses of Complexity: Prehistoric
Societies in the West Mediterranean 7. Complex Archaeologies and
Archaeologies of Complexity