Marxist Perspectives In Archaeology
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Marxist Perspectives In Archaeology
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Author : Matthew Spriggs
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1984-02-23
Marxist Perspectives In Archaeology written by Matthew Spriggs and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984-02-23 with History categories.
Marxist theory has been an undercurrent in western social science since the late nineteenth century. It came into prominence in the social sciences in the 1960s and 1970s and has had a profound effect on history, sociology and anthropology. This book represents an attempt to gather together Marxist perspectives in archaeology and to examine whether indeed they represent advances in archaeological theory. The papers in this volume look forward to the growing use of Marxist theory by archaeologists; as well as enriching archaeology as a discipline they have important implications for sociology and anthropology through the addition of a long-term, historical perspective. This is a book primarily for undergraduates and research students and their teachers in departments of archaeology and anthropology but it should also be of interest to historians, sociologists and geographers.
A Marxist Archaeology
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Author : Randall H. McGuire
language : en
Publisher: Eliot Werner Publications/Percheron Press
Release Date : 2002-12-31
A Marxist Archaeology written by Randall H. McGuire and has been published by Eliot Werner Publications/Percheron Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-12-31 with Philosophy categories.
A rich intellectual tradition that offers archaeologists a way around many seemingly irresolvable theoretical oppositions, Marxism deserves a place in the philosophical and substantive debates in archaeology. This book applies Marxist theory to archaeology, explores long-term historical change and cultural evolution, and advocates a dialectical and historical approach to the study of the past. Originally published by Academic Press in 1992, this edition features a new prologue by the author.
Marxist Archaeology Today
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language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2023-09-14
Marxist Archaeology Today written by and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-09-14 with Political Science categories.
This volume gathers papers written by archaeologists utilising the methods of historical materialism, attesting not only to what Marxism has contributed to archaeology, but also to what archaeology has contributed, and can contribute, to Marxism as a method for interpreting the history of humanity. The book’s contributors consider the question of what archaeology can contribute to a historical perspective on the overcoming of present-day capitalism, synthesising developments in world archaeology, and supplying concrete case studies of the archaeology of the Americas, Europe and the Near East. Contributors are: Guillermo Acosta Ochoa, Marcus Bajema, Bernardo Gandulla, Alex Gonzales-Panta, Pablo Jaruf, Vicente Lull, Savas Michael-Matsas, Rafael Micó, Ianir Milevski, Patricia Pérez Martínez, Cristina Rihuete Herrada, Roberto Risch, Steve Roskams, Henry Tantaleán, Marcelo Vitores, and LouAnn Wurst.
The Role Of Marxism In The Archaeological Interpretations Of Past Societies
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Author : Difrine Madara
language : en
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Release Date : 2019-12-03
The Role Of Marxism In The Archaeological Interpretations Of Past Societies written by Difrine Madara and has been published by GRIN Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-12-03 with Social Science categories.
Essay from the year 2019 in the subject Archaeology, grade: A, Kenyatta University, language: English, abstract: The author argues that Marxism still plays an important role in the interpretation of archaeological discoveries in the contemporary world. In support of this argument, the author examines the benefits and pitfalls of Marxist thinking in archaeological interpretations of past societies. Marxism archaeology influenced the development of new ideas which were consistent with social deconstruction and post-modernism. In this case, Marxists created a more inclusive archaeology leading to the rise in the number of indigenous archaeologists around the world leading to greater diversity in this field of study. Furthermore, Marxist archaeology provides a framework where individual interests of a particular social class can be discussed. For instance, Marxist archaeology is valuable in explaining how the top one percent in the society used religion to control the masses.
Marx S Ghost
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Author : Thomas C. Patterson
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2020-08-06
Marx S Ghost written by Thomas C. Patterson and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-08-06 with Social Science categories.
How did our current society come into being and how is it similar to as well as different from its predecessors? These key questions have transfixed archaeologists, anthropologists and historians for decades and strike at the very heart of intellectual debate across a wide range of disciplines. Yet scant attention has been given to the key thinkers and theoretical traditions that have shaped these debates and the conclusions to which they have given rise. This pioneering book explores the profound influence of one such thinker - Karl Marx - on the course of twentieth-century archaeology. Patterson reveals how Australian archaeologist V. Gordon Childe in the late 1920s was the first to synthesize discourses from archaeologists, sociologists, and Marxists to produce a corpus of provocative ideas. He analyzes how these ideas were received and rejected, and moves on to consider such important developments as the emergence of a new archaeology in the 1960s and an explicitly Marxist strand of archaeology in the 1970s. Specific attention is given to the discussion arenas of the 1990s, where archaeologists of differing theoretical perspectives debated issues of historic specificity, social transformation, and inter-regional interaction. How did the debates in the 1990s pave the way for historical archaeologists to investigate the interconnections of class, gender, ethnicity, and race? In what ways did archaeologists make use of Marxist concepts such as contradiction and exploitation, and how did they apply Marxist analytical categories to their work? How did varying theoretical groups critique one another and how did they overturn or build upon past generational theories?Marxs Ghost: Conversations with Archaeologists provides an accessible guide to the theoretical arguments that have influenced the development of Anglophone archaeology from the 1930s onwards. It will prove to be indispensable for archaeologists, historians, anthropologists, and social and cultural theor
On Marxian Perspectives In Anthropology
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Author : Sidney Wilfred Mintz
language : en
Publisher: Undena Publications
Release Date : 1984
On Marxian Perspectives In Anthropology written by Sidney Wilfred Mintz and has been published by Undena Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984 with Social Science categories.
A Russian Perspective On Theoretical Archaeology
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Author : Stephen Leach
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-07-01
A Russian Perspective On Theoretical Archaeology written by Stephen Leach and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-07-01 with Social Science categories.
Both the work and the life of Leo S. Klejn, Russia’s foremost archaeological theorist, remain generally unrecognized by Western scholars. Until now. In this biography and summary of his work, Stephen Leach outlines Klejn’s wide-ranging theoretical contributions on the place and nature of archaeology. The book details-Klejn’s diverse work on ethnogenesis, migration, Homeric studies, pagan Slavic religion, homosexuality, and the history of archaeology;-his life challenges as a Russian Jewish scholar, jailed for homosexuality by the KGB and for his challenges to Marxist dogma;-his key contributions to theoretical archaeology and, in particular, Klejn’s comparisons between archaeologists and forensic scientists.
Theory In Archaeology
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Author : Peter J. Ucko
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2005-08-10
Theory In Archaeology written by Peter J. Ucko and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-08-10 with Social Science categories.
Theory in Archaeology tackles important questions about the diversity in archaeological theory and practice which face the discipline in the 1990s. What is the relationship between theory and practice? How does `World' archaeological theory differ from `European'? Can one be a good practitioner without theory? This unique book brings together contributors from many different countries and continents to provide the first truly global perspective on archaeological theory. They examine the nature of material culture studies and look at problems of ethnicity, regionalism, and nationality. They consider, too, another fundamental of archaeological inquiry: can our research be objective, or must `the past' always be a relativistic construction? Theory in Archaeology is an important book whose authors bring together very different perceptions of the past. Its wide scope and interest will attract an international readership among students and academics alike.
Social Theory And Archaeology
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Author : Michael Shanks
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1988
Social Theory And Archaeology written by Michael Shanks and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with Philosophy categories.
Modes Of Production And Archaeology
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Author : Robert M. Rosenswig
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Release Date : 2017-05-15
Modes Of Production And Archaeology written by Robert M. Rosenswig and has been published by University Press of Florida this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-05-15 with Social Science categories.
"For more than a century, scholars have critiqued, misinterpreted, and bickered about Marx's concept of mode of production. Modes of Production and Archaeology cuts through the dense and thorny intellectual thicket that grew up from these debates. The book presents an easily understood discussion of Marx's concepts and demonstrates how archaeologists can analyze modes of production to explain long-term patterns in cultural change."--Randall McGuire, author of Archaeology as Political Action "Shows clearly how historical materialist ideas and concepts are productive in developing the theory and practice of archaeology."--Robert Chapman, author of Archaeologies of Complexity "Covers a huge range of ground and brings together ideas and analyses in a way that has not really been done yet in archaeology."--Colin Grier, Washington State University Contributors to this volume explain how archaeologists can use Karl Marx and Frederick Engels' mode of production concept to study long-term patterns in human society. Mode of production analysis describes how labor is organized to create surplus which is then used for political purposes. This type of analysis allows archaeologists to compare and contrast peoples across distant continents and eras, from hunter-gatherer groups to early agriculturalists to nation-states. Presenting a range of different perspectives from researchers working in a wide variety of societies and time periods, this volume clearly demonstrates why historical materialism matters to the field of archaeology.