The Archaeology of Institutional Life

by April M. Beisaw

Book Overview

A landmark work that will instigate vigorous and wide-ranging discussions on institutions in Western life, and the power of material culture to both enforce and negate cultural norms

Institutions pervade social life. They express community goals and values by defining the limits of socially acceptable behavior. Institutions are often vested with the resources, authority, and power to enforce the orthodoxy of their time...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081731637X
• ISBN13: 9780817316372
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: University Alabama Press
• Length: 249 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.1"