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Archaeology and modernity /

This is the first book to explore the relationship between archaeology and modern thought, showing how philosophical ideas that developed in the seventeenth to nineteenth centuries still dominate our approach to the remains of ancient societies.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Thomas, Julian
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2004.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The emergence of modernity and the constitution of archaeology
  • Archaeology and the tensions of modernity
  • The tyranny of method
  • History and nature
  • Nation-states
  • Humanism and 'the individual'
  • Depths and surfaces
  • Mind, perception and knowledge
  • Materialities
  • Toward a counter-modern archaeology; difference, ethics, dialogue, finitude.