MUTUALIST ARCHAEOLOGY [electronic resource].
MUTUALIST ARCHAEOLOGY
ISBN
9781040295816 (electronic bk.)
1040295819 (electronic bk.)
1032644699
9781032644691
1032603283
9781032603285
1040295819 (electronic bk.)
1032644699
9781032644691
1032603283
9781032603285
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İngilizce
Fiziksel Niteleme
1 online resource
Özet, vb.
Mutualist Archaeology proposes that the theory of mutualism can transform archaeology from what someconsider to be a discipline in crisis. This book argues that the methodological and practical applications of mutualism can transform both the practice of archaeology and the way that interpretations of the past are created. Nineteenth-century theories of capitalism and Darwinism led many to assume that competition, both in the present and the past, was the most natural processin the world. Despite the tenacity of the competitive argument, this book highlights another way of seeing the natural and human world, beneficial association, or mutualism. Chapters set out how mutualist theory can offer differing perspectives on the many historical contexts archaeologists investigate, such as exchange and social complexity, as well as how archaeologists work together. Until now, no archaeologist has explicitly explored the richness that exists within mutualism, and in addition to providing a useful research perspective, mutualist theory also has profound implications for the practice of contemporary archaeology, including the drive to decolonize archaeological practice. Introducing mutualist theory and its significance for archaeological research, this book is for researchers and students of archaeological theory and archaeologists looking for new ways to view the discipline.
Konu
Mutualism.
Archaeology.
Archaeology.
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