1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911142772803321

Autore

McGuire Randall H

Titolo

Archaeology as political action / / Randall H. McGuire

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2008

ISBN

0-520-94158-6

1-281-38572-7

9786611385729

1-4356-5379-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (313 pages)

Collana

California series in public anthropology ; ; 17

Disciplina

930.1

Soggetti

Archaeology - Political aspects

Archaeologists - Political activity

Archaeology - Social aspects

Archaeology - Philosophy

Marxian archaeology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-279) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; Introduction; Politics; Praxis; Class; México; Ludlow; Conclusion; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Develops a theory and framework to describe how archaeology can contribute to a more humane world. Recognizing that archaeology is an inherently political activity, this book builds on the history of archaeological theory and Marxist dialectical theory to point out how archaeologists can use their craft to evaluate interpretations of this world.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911133459203321

Autore

Tedeschi Richard G

Titolo

Trauma & transformation : growing in the aftermath of suffering / / Richard G. Tedeschi, Lawrence G. Calhoun

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, Calif., : SAGE, c1995

ISBN

9781506319995

1506319998

9781483326931

1483326934

9781452246550

1452246556

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 163 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

CalhounLawrence G

Disciplina

155.24

Soggetti

Suffering

Life change events - Psychological aspects

Adjustment (Psychology)

Self-actualization (Psychology)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 - The Uses of Suffering: Religious and Psychological Roots; Chapter 2 - The Negative Consequences of Trauma; Chapter 3 - Psychological Growth from Trauma: Research Findings; Chapter 4 - Personality Characteristics and Successful Coping; Chapter 5 - Tasks and Cognitive Processes in Coping with Trauma; Chapter 6 - How Growth Happens: A Model for Coping with Trauma; Chapter 7 - Support and Intervention; Chapter 8 - Research Directions; Chapter 9 - Guideposts for People Challenged by Trauma; Appendix: The Post Traumatic Growth Inventory; References; Index

About the Authors

Sommario/riassunto

This text weaves together perspectives from philosophy, religion and psychology on a phenomenon reported since ancient time, the personal growth or strengthening by people who have endured traumatic events.