{"product_id":"9781405158534","title":"Contemporary Archaeology in Theory The New Pragmatism","description":"\u003ch1\u003eContemporary Archaeology in Theory\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe New Pragmatism\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRobert W. Preucel | Stephen A. Mrozowski\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Archaeology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThe second edition of \u003ci\u003eContemporary Archaeology in Theory: The New Pragmatism\u003c\/i\u003e, has been thoroughly updated and revised, and features top scholars who redefine the theoretical and political agendas of the field, and challenge the usual distinctions between time, space, processes, and people.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDefines the relevance of archaeology and the social sciences more generally to the modern world\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eChallenges the traditional boundaries between prehistoric and historical archaeologies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses how archaeology articulates such contemporary topics and issues as landscape and natures; agency, meaning and practice; sexuality, embodiment and personhood; race, class, and ethnicity; materiality, memory, and historical silence; colonialism, nationalism, and empire; heritage, patrimony, and social justice; media, museums, and publics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines the influence of American pragmatism on archaeology\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers 32 new chapters by leading archaeologists and cultural anthropologists\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cb\u003eRobert W. Preucel\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor and Chair of Anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania, Gregory Annenberg Weingarten Curator of the American Section at the University Museum, and Director of the Penn Center for Native American Studies. His most recent book is \u003ci\u003eArchaeological Semiotics\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley-Blackwell, 2009 in paper).  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen A. Mrozowski\u003c\/b\u003e is the founding director of the Andrew Fiske Memorial Center for Archaeological Research at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, where he also serves as Chair of the Department of Anthropology. He has published more than sixty scholarly articles and monographs and is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Archaeology of Class in Urban America\u003c\/i\u003e (2006).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17 May 2010\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\u003e9781405158534\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e672\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e40.8\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44311147413644,"sku":"9781405158534","price":57.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405158534.jpg?v=1780234089","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405158534","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}