Provides those in the heritage management world with summaries of notable court cases, settlements and other dispositions, legislation, government regulations,... Læs mere
Myriam Rosen-Ayalon's introduction to Palestinian Islamic art and archeology presents here for the first time the multifaceted and long-lasting artistic achievements of this period.
Alice Beck Kehoe offers introductory students a method of evaluating and assessing claims about the past in this reader-friendly, concise text, using examples from Native American origins to ancient astronauts.
This volume is a call to qualitative researchers to respond to the political and methodological conservativism of the new millennium by emphasizing ethical practice and social justice.
Expert curator Elizabeth Schlatter outlines the types of jobs available within museums, the kinds of training needed, how to secure a job, and how to move up the ladder once you are working in the field.
In scenes eerily parallel to the culture of fear inspired by our current War on Terror, A Need to Know explores the clandestine history of a CIA family defined, and ultimately destroyed, by their oath to keep toxic secrets during the Cold War.
Weaving autoethnography, theoretical exposition, and a close examination of social trends, distinguished scholar Arthur P. Bochner shows how the theoretical paradigms in the human sciences have developed and changed over the past four decades.
A witch's curse, an imperialist conspiracy, a racist plot—Alexander Rödlach draws on a decade of research and work in Zimbabwe to compare local beliefs about the cause of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Africa and the impact of these beliefs on public health and advocacy programs.
Using criteria such as comfort, engagement, reinforcement, and meaningfulness, renowned museum researcher Beverly Serrell and colleagues have... Læs mere
What is historical archaeology and why is it important? Well-known archaeologist Barbara Little addresses these key questions for introductory students in this concise, inexpensive, and well-written text.
A textbook for introductory archaeology students that focuses on the contemporary practice of cultural resources management archaeology.
Essentials of Qualitative Inquiry, Second Edition is the key resource for introducing applied researchers into the qualitative tradition due to its clear exposition, step-by-step approach, and emphasis on methodological coherence.