Style, Society, and Person Archaeological and Ethnological Perspectives

Style, Society, and Person integrates the diverse current and past understandings of the causes of style in material culture. It comprehensively surveys the many factors that cause style; reviews theories that address these factors; builds and tests a unifying framework for integrating the theories;...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Carr, Christopher (Editor), Neitzel, Jill E. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer US 1995, 1995
Edition:1st ed. 1995
Series:Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:Style, Society, and Person integrates the diverse current and past understandings of the causes of style in material culture. It comprehensively surveys the many factors that cause style; reviews theories that address these factors; builds and tests a unifying framework for integrating the theories; and illustrates the framework with detailed analyses of archaeological and ethnographic data ranging from simple to complex societies. Archaeologists, sociocultural anthropologists, and educators will appreciate the unique unifying approach this book takes to developing style theory
Physical Description:XX, 480 p online resource
ISBN:9781489910974