This book represents an innovative experiment in presenting the results of a large-scale, multidisciplinary archaeological project, that of the Neolithic and Bronze Age landscapes on Bodmin Moor of Southwest England.
This anthology collects 50 of the most important writings on museum philosophy dating from the formative period of the profession, written by many of the American and European founders of the field, with contextualizing introductions by the editors.
Eco-Warriors was the first in-depth look at the people, actions, history and philosophies behind the "radical" environmental movement, updated in a new edition.
In a wide-ranging analysis covering popular culture, policy, and underlying social structures, this book shows how drug addicts are socially constructed as useless burdens on society and who benefits from that portrayal.
This comprehensive volume of contemporary, original articles by leading figures in qualitative research places the critical qualitative research in... Læs mere
This is an important accessible introduction to pre-Columbian art fraud of Central Americafor archaeologists, art historians, and museum professionals alike.
This book uses engaging narratives to illustrate that mental illnesses are not only problems individuals face but problems that need to be understood and treated globally at the social and cultural levels.
Veteran science writer Michael Balter skillfully weaves together many threads in this biography of the excavation one of archaeology’s most legendary prehistoric sites— Çatalhöyük, Turkey.
Two leading archeologists challenge assumptions about mankind's earliest days, arguing that women played a central role in the development of language and social life--in short, in our becoming human.
This book offers principles, examples, and exercises to help all museums and all museum workers unleash their creative potential and develop an internal culture of creative learning.
Patricia Leavy, herself both a highly published qualitative researcher and a novelist, explores the overlaps and intersections between... Læs mere
J.D. Lewis-Williams, one of the leading South African archaeologists and ethnographers, uses ethnographic, archival, and archaeological lines of... Læs mere