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Reading the Past: Current Approaches to Interpretation in Archaeology

Hardback

Main Details

Title Reading the Past: Current Approaches to Interpretation in Archaeology
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Ian Hodder
By (author) Scott Hutson
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:312
Dimensions(mm): Height 224,Width 143
ISBN/Barcode 9780521821322
ClassificationsDewey:930.10285
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational
Edition 3rd Revised edition
Illustrations 15 Line drawings, unspecified

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 4 December 2003
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

The third edition of this classic introduction to archaeological theory and method has been fully updated to address the burgeoning of theoretical debate throughout the discipline. Ian Hodder and Scott Hutson argue that archaeologists must bring to bear a variety of perspectives in the complex and uncertain task of constructing meaning from the past. While remaining centred on the importance of hermeneutics, agency and history, the authors explore cutting-edge developments in areas such as post-structuralism, neo-evolutionary theory and whole new branches of theory such as phenomenology. With the addition of two completely new chapters, the third edition of Reading the Past presents an authoritative, state-of-the-art analysis of contemporary archaeological theory. Also including new material on feminist archaeology, historical approaches such as cultural history, and theories of discourse and signs, this book represents essential reading for any student or scholar with an interest in the past.

Author Biography

Professor Ian Hodder is Dunlevie Family Professor in the Department of Cultural and Social Anthropology at Stanford University. Scott Hutson is a Post-Doctoral Research Scholar at the Archaeological Research Facility, University of California, Berkeley

Reviews

"...must be read by all those who would perform as well as critique post-processual archaeology, for it will provide powerful stimuli for a necessary dialogue within archaeology." American Anthropologist