{"product_id":"9781405136174","title":"Archaeologies of Materiality","description":"\u003ch1\u003eArchaeologies of Materiality\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eLynn Meskell\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Anthropology \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrawing on social theory and offering numerous case studies, \u003ci\u003eArchaeologies of Materiality\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the first books to explore materiality across time and space.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDemonstrates the saliency of materiality by linking it to concepts of landscape, technology, embodiment, ritual, and heritage.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers archaeological case studies ranging from prehistoric to contemporary contexts, from Neo-Assyria, South Africa, Argentina, Panama, and the United States.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores the idea of a material universe that is socially conceived and constructed, but that also shapes human experience in daily practice.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eLynn Meskell\u003c\/b\u003e (Ph.D. University of Cambridge) is Professor of Cultural and Social Anthropology at Stanford University. She is the founding editor of the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Social Archaeology\u003c\/i\u003e and has published numerous articles and books including \u003ci\u003eArchaeology under Fire\u003c\/i\u003e (ed. 1998), \u003ci\u003eArchaeologies of Social Life\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell 1999), \u003ci\u003ePrivate Life in New Kingdom Egypt\u003c\/i\u003e (2001), \u003ci\u003eEmbodied Lives: Figuring Ancient Maya and Egyptian Experience \u003c\/i\u003e(with Rosemary Joyce, 2003), \u003ci\u003eObject Worlds in Ancient Egypt: Material Biographies Past and Present \u003c\/i\u003e(2004), \u003ci\u003eCompanion to Social Archaeology\u003c\/i\u003e (ed. with Robert Preucel, Blackwell 2004), and \u003ci\u003eEmbedding Ethics\u003c\/i\u003e (ed. with Peter Pels, 2005).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16 December 2005\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405136174\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e240\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.48\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44377880559756,"sku":"9781405136174","price":134.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405136174_b595a143-4f59-4531-ba7e-86e32430f69a.jpg?v=1780172468","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405136174","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}