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  • Archaeology and World Prehistory

    Unearthing Our Past

    by Christopher Raymond DeCorse ...
    Archaeology and World Prehistory: Unearthing Our Past emphasizes the interdisciplinary nature of the field and its interconnectedness with the four fields of anthropology, sciences, humanities, and beyond. Students new to archaeology will learn key theories and methodologies through rich examples from field work and prehistory. Christopher R. DeCorse challenges ethnocentrism and essentialism by ... Read more

    $125.59 CAD

  • Power, Political Economy, and Historical Landscapes of the Modern World

    Interdisciplinary Perspectives

    Edited by Christopher R. DeCorse ...
    Series series SUNY series, Fernand Braudel Center Studies in Historical Social Science
    Reveals how the expanding world-system entangled the non-western world in global economies, yet did so in ways that were locally articulated, varied, and, often, non-European in their expression.This interdisciplinary volume brings together a richly substantive collection of case studies that examine European-indigene interactions, economic relations, and their materialities in the formation of ... Read more

    $43.99 CAD

  • Anthropology

    A Global Perspective

    by Raymond Urban Scupin, Christopher Raymond DeCorse ...
    Now with SAGE Publishing!Using state-of-the-art research, Anthropology: A Global Perspective introduces students to the four core subfields of anthropology and applied anthropology. Integrating material from each subfield, this comprehensive text is founded on four essential themes: the diversity of human societies; the similarities that tie all humans together; the interconnections between the ... Read more

    $125.59 CAD

  • Sources and Methods in African History

    Spoken Written Unearthed

    by Dennis Cordell, Edwin Wilmsen, Gerard Chouin, James Denbow, James Giblin, Jamie Monson, Jan Jansen, Kevin Roberts, Kristin Mann, Laura J. Mitchell0, Christian Jennings2, Matt Childs3, Meredith McKittrick4, Paul Lovejoy5, Russell Lohse6, Steven Steven Salm7, Thomas Spear8, Akin Ogundiran9, Catherine Coquery-Vidrovitch0, Christopher DeCorse1, Constanze Weise2, Cynthia Brantley3, David Henige4 ...
    Spurred in part by the ongoing re-evaluation of sources and methods in research, African historiography in the past two decades has been characterized by the continued branching and increasing sophistication of methodologies and areas of specialization. The rate of incorporation of new sources and methods into African historical research shows no signs of slowing.This book is both a snapshot of ... Read more

    $27.49 CAD

  • Studies in Culture Contact

    Interaction, Culture Change, and Archaeology

    by Kathleen Deagan, Prudence M. Rice, Robert L. Schuyler, Ann F. Ramenofsky, Edward M. Schortman, Patricia A. Urban, Jonathan D. Hill, Theresa A. Singleton, John Edward Terrell, Gil J. Stein, Stuart Tyson Smith, Michael Dietler, Peter S. Wells, Susan Toby Evans, Christopher R. DeCorse, Douglas V. Armstrong, Rebecca Saunders, Mark J. Wagner, Joel W. Palka, Rani T. Alexander ...
    People have long been fascinated about times in human history when different cultures and societies first came into contact with each other, how they reacted to that contact, and why it sometimes occurred peacefully and at other times was violent or catastrophic.Studies in Culture Contact: Interaction, Culture Change, and Archaeology, edited by James G. Cusick,seeks to define the role of culture ... Read more

    $31.89 CAD

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  • Anthropology Explored, Second Edition

    The Best of Smithsonian AnthroNotes

    Edited by Ruth Selig, Marilyn R. London, P. Ann Kaupp ...
    This new edition offers a variety of clearly written and readily accessible articles from the Smithsonian’s highly acclaimed, award-winning publication AnthroNotes. Some of the world's leading anthropologists explore fundamental questions humans ask about themselves as individuals, as societies, and as a species. The articles reveal the richness and breadth of anthropology, covering not only the ... Read more

    $22.39 CAD

  • The Postcolonial Science and Technology Studies Reader

    Edited by Sandra Harding ...
    For twenty years, the renowned philosopher of science Sandra Harding has argued that science and technology studies, postcolonial studies, and feminist critique must inform one another. In The Postcolonial Science and Technology Studies Reader, Harding puts those fields in critical conversation, assembling the anthology that she has long wanted for classroom use. In classic and recent essays, ... Read more

    $43.99 CAD

  • Anthropology For Dummies

    by Cameron M. Smith ...
    Study the science of all of usAnthropology is the organized study of what makes humans human. It takes an objective step back to view homo sapiens as a species and ask questions like: Given our common characteristics, why aren’t all of us exactly the same? Why do people across the world have variable skin and hair color and so many inventive ways to say hello? And how can knowing the reasons ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

  • Through the Lens of Anthropology

    An Introduction to Human Evolution and Culture, Third Edition

    by Robert Muckle, Laura Tubelle de González, Stacey L. Camp ...
    Through the Lens of Anthropology is a concise introduction to anthropology that uses the twin themes of food and sustainability to connect evolution, biology, archaeology, history, language, and culture. The third edition remains a highly readable text that encourages students to think about current events and issues through an anthropological lens.Beautifully illustrated with over 100 full-color ... Read more

    $54.39 CAD

  • Handbook of Archaeological Theories

    by R. Alexander Bentley, Kenneth M. Ames, Alex W. Barker, Peter Bellwood, Reinhard Bernbeck, John Bintliff, Briggs Buchanan, Mark Collard0, Tom D. Dillehay1, Timothy Earle2, Don D. Fowler3, Liane Gabora4, Andrew Gardner5, David W.J. Gill6, Kelly Hays-Gilpin7, ThomasJ Green8, Edward A. Jolie9, Sian Jones0, Peter Jordan1, Stephanie Koerner2, Carl Lipo3, Ben Marler4, Herbert D.G. Maschner5, Randall H. McGuire6, Ian J. McNiven7, Mark Pluciennuk8, Steven D. Price9, Lynette Russell0, Marion Salter1, Michael Shanks2, Stephen Shennan3, Timothy Taylor4, Patty Jo Watson5, Gillian Wallace6, Gary S. Webster7, David S. Whitley8, David R. Yesner9, Marek Zvelebil0 ...
    This handbook gathers original, authoritative articles from leading archaeologists to compile the latest thinking about archaeological theory. The authors provide a comprehensive picture of the theoretical foundations by which archaeologists contextualize and analyze their archaeological data. Student readers will also gain a sense of the immense power that theory has for building interpretations ... Read more

    $142.19 CAD

  • Unbound

    How Eight Technologies Made Us Human and Brought Our World to the Brink

    by Richard L. Currier ...
    Like Guns, Germs, and Steel, a work of breathtaking sweep and originality that reinterprets the human story.Although we usually think of technology as something unique to modern times, our ancestors began to create the first technologies millions of years ago in the form of prehistoric tools and weapons. Over time, eight key technologies gradually freed us from the limitations of our animal ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

  • A History of Archaeological Thought

    by Bruce G. Trigger ...
    In its original edition, Bruce Trigger's book was the first ever to examine the history of archaeological thought from medieval times to the present in world-wide perspective. Now, in this new edition, he both updates the original work and introduces new archaeological perspectives and concerns. At once stimulating and even-handed, it places the development of archaeological thought and theory ... Read more

    $51.19 CAD