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



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Autore: Stout Adam Visualizza persona
Titolo: Creating prehistory : Druids, ley hunters and archaeologists in pre-war Britain / / Adam Stout Visualizza cluster
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  Visualizza cluster
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
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