A History of Archaeological Thought 2nd Edition Paperback - Softcover

Trigger, Bruce G.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521600499 ISBN 13: 9780521600491

Verlag: Cambridge University Press, 2006

Inhaltsangabe

In its original edition, Bruce Trigger's book was the first ever to examine the history of archaeological thought from medieval times to the present in world-wide perspective. Now, in this new edition, he both updates the original work and introduces new archaeological perspectives and concerns.

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From the previous edition: 'This is a work which all thinking archaeologists will wish to have on their shelves.' Colin Renfrew, Nature

' ... a substantial update ...' Journal of Medieval Archaeology

'... remains the very best macro-history available.' Cambridge Archaeological Journal

Biografía del autor:

Bruce G. Trigger is James McGill Professor in the Department of Anthropology at McGill University. He received his PhD from Yale University and has carried out archaeological research in Egypt and the Sudan. His interests include the comparative study of early civilizations, the history of archaeology, and archaeological and anthropological theory. He has received various scholarly awards, including the prestigious Prix Léon Gérin from the Quebec government, for his sustained contributions to the social sciences. He is an honorary fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland and an honorary member of the Prehistoric Society (UK). His numerous books include the first edition of A History of Archaeological Thought (Cambridge 1989), The Cambridge History of the Native Peoples of the Americas, Volume 1 (Cambridge 1996), co-edited with Wilcomb E. Washburn, and Understanding Early Civilizations (Cambridge 2003).

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• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0521600499
• ISBN 13: 9780521600491
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Auflage: 2
• Anzahl der Seiten: 732