Archaeologists in print publishing for the people

Archaeologists in Print is a history of popular publishing in archaeology in the 19th and 20th centuries, a pivotal period of expansion and development in both archaeology and publishing. It examines how archaeologists produced books and popular articles for a non-scholarly audience, and explores th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Thornton, Amara
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London UCL Press 2018, 2018
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Collection: JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Includes bibliographical references and index
  • Circulation and readership6 John Murray; Mary Brodrick; David George Hogarth; 7 Macmillan & Co; The Gardners and the House of Macmillan; Touring Greece; Hogarth and the House of Macmillan; 8 Penguin; The first archaeological Pelicans; 'Pelican Archaeologies'; 9 Archaeological Fictions; Archaeological romance; Fantastical horror and archaeology; Archaeological crime; 10 Epilogue; Appendix: Archaeologist-Authors; Notes; Bibliography; Index
  • Intro; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Acknowledgements; Contents; List of figures; 1 Scripting Spadework; Developing scripting spadework; A wider context; 2 Defining the Archaeologist; Educating and training archaeologists; 'Professional' aspirations; Going abroad; Returning home; Looking back; 3 The Women Who Did; Perambulating lady lecturers; Women abroad; Women's site stories; 4 Marketing the Archaeologist; Archaeology in the news; Archaeology as a serial; 5 Scripting and Selling Archaeology; Book series and archaeology; Archaeology in universal libraries