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UNINA9910783168603321 |
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Autore |
Wylie Alison |
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Titolo |
Thinking from things : essays in the philosophy of archaeology / / Alison Wylie |
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Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , 2002 |
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©2002 |
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ISBN |
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0-520-93540-3 |
1-59734-951-8 |
1-282-35944-4 |
9786612359446 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xviii, 339 pages) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Archaeology - Philosophy |
Archaeology - Methodology |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-322) and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Part One. Introduction -- Part Two. How New Is the New Archaeology, and Other Historical Essays -- Part Three. Interpretive Dilemmas -- Part Four. On Being "Empirical" but Not "Narrowly Empiricist" -- Part Five. Issues of Accountability -- Notes -- References Cited -- Names Index -- Subject Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In this long-awaited compendium of new and newly revised essays, Alison Wylie explores how archaeologists know what they know. Examining the history and methodology of Anglo-American archaeology, Wylie puts the tumultuous debates of the last thirty years in historical and philosophical perspective. |
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