In Defense of Things
Archaeology and the Ontology of Objects
In much recent thinking, social and cultural realms are thought of as existing prior to--or detached from--things, materiality, and landscape. It is often assumed, for example, that things are entirely 'constructed' by social or cultural perceptions and have no existence in and of themselves. Bjornar Olsen takes a different position. Drawing on a range of theories, especially phenomenology and actor-network-theory, Olsen claims that human life is fully mixed up with things and that humanity and human history emerge from such relationships. Things, moreover, possess unique qualities that are inherent in our cohabitation with them--qualities th…
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- ISBN: 978-0-7591-1930-7
- EAN: 9780759119307
- Produktnummer: 6386929
- Verlag: Altamira Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
- Seitenangabe: 214 S.
- Masse: H24.0 cm x B16.1 cm x D1.6 cm 492 g
- Abbildungen: HC gerader Rücken kaschiert
- Gewicht: 492
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DOB: 2/1/1958 Citizenship: Norway
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