Metaphor and Material Culture

Metaphor and Material Culture

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Zusammenfassung

* An innovative contribution to recent debates about the use of a metaphora in the social sciences, from an archaeological perspective* Written by one of the foremost scholars working on archaeological theory, with an international reputation* Combines theoretical interpretation with practical examples a from the fielda .

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Metaphor and Material Culture by Christopher Tilley

This book provides an innovative contribution to debates about the use of metaphor in the social sciences written by one of today's foremost archaeological theorists.
"Metaphor and Material Culture should win many converts, for it is his best book so far.. No one need feel inhibited from reading this study. In fact it has important lessons for all of us." Cambridge Archaeological Journal

"This is an innovative book which raises important issues relevant to students of material culture." George Bankes, University of Manchester, Journal of The Royal Anthropological Institute

Christopher Tilley is Professor of Material Culture in the Department of Anthropology and the Institute of Archaeology, University College London. He is the author of many books relating social theory to the study of material forms. Recent publications include Interpretative Archaeology (editor, 1993), A Phenomenology of Landscape (1994) and An Ethnography of the Neolithic (1996).
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ISBN 13 9780631192039
ISBN 10 0631192034
Titel Metaphor and Material Culture
Autor Christopher Tilley
Serie Social Archaeology
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Bindungsart Paperback
Verlag John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Erscheinungsjahr 1999-01-07
Seitenanzahl 316
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