Archaeology and the politics of vision in a post-modern context

Thomas, Julian, 1959- (Added Author). Jorge, Vítor Oliveira. (Added Author). Theoretical Archaeology Group (England). Conference (2007 : York, England) (Added Author).

Summary: Archaeology is intimately connected to the modern regime of vision. A concern with optics was fundamental to the Scientific Revolution, and informed the moral theories of the Enlightenment. And from its inception, archaeology was concerned with practice.

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ISBN: 9781282189805
ISBN: 1282189808
ISBN: 1443800503
ISBN: 9781443800501
ISBN: 144380374X (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 9781443803748 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: 1 online resource (x, 342 p.) : ill., maps.
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Publisher: Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2008.

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General Note:	Multi-User. Papers originally presented at a session held at the 2007 conference of the Theoretical Archaeology Group held Dec. 16, 2007 at the Yorkshire Museum.
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