Archaeologies of the Middle East (eBook, PDF)

Critical Perspectives
Redaktion: Pollock, Susan; Bernbeck, Reinhard

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Archaeologies of the Middle East provides an innovative introduction to the archaeology of this fascinating region and a window on both its past and present. * Written by some of the top archaeologists of the Middle East: scholars from diverse backgrounds with a wide range of interests and intellectual approaches * Coverage spans 100,000 years: from the Paleolithic to Hellenistic times * Explores the connections between modern-day politics and the social context of archaeological practice and various underutilized approaches to archaeological interpretation * Designed for student use

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 384
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Februar 2009
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781405137232
• Artikelnr.: 38285674

Autorenporträt

Susan Pollock is Professor of Anthropology at Binghamton University, with a specialty in archaeology of the Middle East. She has conducted fieldwork in Iran, Turkey, and Iraq. Her research contributes to studies of political economy, ideology and representation, and archaeology in the media. Reinhard Bernbeck is Associate Professor of Anthropology at Binghamton University. His specialty is the archaeology of the ancient Near East. He has directed and participated in field projects in Syria, Jordan, Turkey, and Iran. He is interested in historiography and theories of praxis and also remains committed to a historical materialist view of the past.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments.

List of Figures.

List of Tables.

Part I: Producing and Disseminating Knowledge About the AncientNear East.

Part II: Reassessing Evolutionary "Firsts".

Part III: Constructing Arguments, Understanding Perceptions.

Index

Rezensionen

"The practices and interpretations of archaeology are political andthis is nowhere more relevant today than in the Middle East. Thisremarkable collection investigates multiple aspects of this issue.Every student of the discipline of archaeology should read thisbook." - Marc van de Mieroop, ColumbiaUniversity

"Drawing on their own impressive backgrounds, Pollock andBernbeck have assembled a diverse group of experts to exploresignificant issues in Middle Eastern archaeology. Avoidingconventional and outdated arguments, this volume is an importantaddition to the provocation Blackwell Studies in Global Archaeologyseries." - Sandra Scham, Editor, Near EasternArchaeology

"In recognizing and exploring the important relationship betweenMiddle Eastern archaeology and politics, Pollock and Bernbeck, witha notable group of contributors, open new roads of scholarship andunderstanding." - Hans Nissen, The Free University ofBerlin