Archaeological Theory: Who Sets the Agenda?

Book Overview

Since the l960s, archaeology has become increasingly taught in universities and practiced on a growing scale by national and local heritage agencies throughout the world. This book addresses the criticisms of postmodernist writers about archaeology's social role, and asserts its intellectual importance and achievements in discovering real facts about the human past. It looks forward to the creation of a truly global consciousness of the origins of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521449588
• ISBN13: 9780521449588
• Release Date: July 1993
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.4" x 9.7"