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Archaeology and Heritage
Continuum International Publishing 2003; US$ 140.00Unlike most textbooks on heritage which discuss the creation of heritage as a cultural phenomenon or offer practical guides to heritage practices, Archaeology and Heritage takes a fresh approach by providing an introduction to themes in the field of heritage as it relates to the material legacy of our past. A survey of current approaches to theorizing... more...
Archaeologies of Conflict
Bloomsbury Publishing 2013; US$ 24.99The development of key methodologies for the study of battlefields in the USA in the 1980s inspired a generation of British and European archaeologists to turn their attention to sites in their own countries. The end of the Cold War and key anniversaries of the World Wars inspired others, especially in the UK, to examine the material legacy of those... more...
Bloody Meadows
The History Press 2013; US$ 29.17Battles, as events, are a major focus of military history in all periods, and battlefield sites are increasingly being take up as part of the nation's cultural heritage. Bloody Meadows goes behind the particular discoveries revealed by site excavation and any information that the landscape may reveal about the sequence of events in battle. By investigating... more...
Ancient Warfare
The History Press 2013; US$ 21.86This ambitious and innovative book sets out to establish a new understanding of human aggression and conflict in the distant past. Examining the evidence of warfare in prehistoric times and in the early historical period, John Carman and Anthony Harding throw fresh light on the motives and methods of the combatants. This study marks a significant... more...
Managing Archaeology
Taylor and Francis 1995; US$ 49.95Effective management is becoming increasingly important in all aspects of archaeology. Archaeologists must manage the artefacts thay deal with, their funding, ancient sites, as well as the practice of archaeology itself. Managing Archaeology is a collecton of outstanding papers from experts involved in these many areas. The contributors focus on... more...
Heritage Studies
Taylor and Francis 2009; US$ 42.95This is the first volume specifically dedicated to the consolidation and clarification of Heritage Studies as a distinct field with its own means of investigation. It presents the range of methods that can be used and illustrates their application through case studies from different parts of the world, including the UK and USA. The challenge that... more...
Renaissance Theories of Vision
Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2010; US$ 119.95How are processes of vision, perception, and sensation conceived in the Renaissance? How are those conceptions made manifest in the arts? The essays in this volume address these and similar questions to establish important theoretical and philosophical bases for artistic production in the Renaissance and beyond. Taken together, the essays provide the... more...
The Oxford Handbook of Public Archaeology
OUP Oxford 2011; US$ 149.99The Oxford Handbook of Public Archaeology seeks to reappraise the place of archaeology in the contemporary world by providing a series of essays that critically engage with both old and current debates in the field of public archaeology. Divided into four distinct sections and drawing across disciplines in this dynamic field, the volume aims to evaluate... more...
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