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Autore |
Stout Adam |
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Titolo |
Creating prehistory [[electronic resource] ] : Druids, ley hunters and archaeologists in pre-war Britain / / Adam Stout |
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Malden, MA ; ; Oxford, : Blackwell, 2008 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-12416-1 |
9786612124167 |
1-4443-0291-4 |
1-4443-0292-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (304 p. ) : ill., maps |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Anthropology - Great Britain - History - 20th century |
Archaeology - Great Britain - History - 20th century |
Prehistoric peoples - Great Britain |
Antiquities, Prehistoric - Great Britain |
Great Britain Antiquities |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [280]-303) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Manufacturing the past : the Victorian background -- Establishing the discipline -- Containing the amateurs -- Making progress -- The politics of socialism -- The diffusion heresy : nurture and the primitive -- Establishing diffusion -- A clash of narratives : diffusion and the archaeologists -- The esoteric revival -- The universal bond -- Stonehenge : a mecca of Celtic idealism -- The aesthetics of order -- The old straight track -- The straight track postal club -- Straight track to beyond -- Visions of civilization. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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'Creating Prehistory' investigates the origins of professional archaeology in Britain during the inter-war period. The text addresses the ongoing debates of the significance of sites such as Stonehenge, Avebury, and Maiden Castle. |
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