Creating prehistory : Druids, ley hunters and archaeologists in pre-war Britain / / Adam Stout

• Autore: Stout Adam
• Pubblicazione: Malden, MA ; ; Oxford, : Blackwell, 2008
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (304 p. ) : ill., maps
• Disciplina: 936.1
• Soggetto topico: Anthropology - Great Britain - History - 20th century; Archaeology - Great Britain - History - 20th century; Prehistoric peoples - Great Britain; Antiquities, Prehistoric - Great Britain
• Soggetto geografico: Great Britain Antiquities
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [280]-303) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: '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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Creating prehistory
• ISBN: 1-282-12416-1; 9786612124167; 1-4443-0291-4; 1-4443-0292-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910825815503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II