{"product_id":"9781461429173","title":"One World Archaeology: Networks of Material and Social Agency in the Museum","description":"\u003ch1\u003eOne World Archaeology: Networks of Material and Social Agency in the Museum\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eByrne, Sarah; Clarke, Anne; Harrison, Rodney; Torrence, Robin\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMuseum collections are often perceived as static entities hidden away in storerooms or trapped behind glass cases. By focusing on the dynamic histories of museum collections, new research reveals their pivotal role in shaping a wide range of social relations.  Over time and across space the interactions between these artefacts and  the people and institutions who made, traded, collected, researched and exhibited them have generated complex networks of material and social agency. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this innovative volume, the contributors draw on a broad range of source materials to explore the cross-cultural interactions which have created museum collections. These case studies contribute significantly to the development of new theoretical frameworks to examine broader questions of materiality, agency, and identity in the past and present. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrounded in case studies from individual objects and museum collections from North America, Europe, Africa, the Pacific Islands, and Australia, this truly international volume juxtaposes historical, geographical, and cross-cultural studies. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis work will be of great interest to archaeologists and anthropologists studying material culture, as well as researchers in museum studies and cultural heritage management.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2012-08-16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781461429173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-1-4419-8222-3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 342\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer New York","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47671565975692,"sku":"9781461429173","price":49.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781461429173.jpg?v=1776518393","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781461429173","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}