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UNINA9910791485103321 |
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Autore |
Olsen Bjørnar |
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In defense of things : archaeology and the ontology of objects / / Bjørnar Olsen |
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Lanham : , : Altamira Press, , 2010 |
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©2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-71342-6 |
9786612713422 |
0-7591-1932-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (ix, 203 pages) : illustrations |
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Collana |
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Archaeology in society series |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Archaeology - Philosophy |
Material culture |
Landscapes |
Phenomenology |
Actor-network theory |
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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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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; List of Illustrations; Chapter 01. Introduction; Chapter 02. Brothers in Arms?: Archaeology and Material Culture Studies; Chapter 03. Material Culture as Text: Scenes from a Troubled Engagement; Chapter 04. The Phenomenology of Things; Chapter 05. Tacit Matter: The Silencing of Things; Chapter 06. Temporality and Memory: How Things Remember; Chapter 07. Living with Things: Matter in Place; Chapter 08. In Defense of Things; Notes; References; Index; About the Author |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In much recent thinking, social and cultural realms are thought of as existing prior to-or detached from-things, materiality, and landscape. It is often assumed, for example, that things are entirely 'constructed' by social or cultural perceptions and have no existence in and of themselves. Bjornar Olsen takes a different position. Drawing on a range of theories, especially phenomenology and actor-network-theory, Olsen claims that human life is fully mixed up with things and that humanity and human history emerge from such relationships. |
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