The Dark Abyss of Time: Archaeology and Memory Contributor(s): Olivier, Laurent (Author) |
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ISBN: 0759120463 ISBN-13: 9780759120464 Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: March 2015 Click for more in this series: Archaeology in Society |
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BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Archaeology |
Dewey: 930.1 |
Series: Archaeology in Society |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6" W x 8.9" L (0.75 lbs) 230 pages |
Features: Bibliography |
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Publisher Description: The field of archaeology continues to face a major crisis of interpretation. The traditional view is that the basic business of archaeology is to reconstruct the history of cultures and civilizations through their material productions. Olivier challenges this view with a new approach to archaeological remains based on the works of French theorists such as Foucault, de Certeaux, and Derrida, with insight from Darwin and Freud. His thesis is that archaeology does not study the past itself but rather what materially remains of the past in our present. Olivier also develops an interpretation of material culture based on Aby Warburg's and Walter Benjamin's work in the anthropology of art. With wider implications for history and all social sciences, The Dark Abyss of Time is a major contribution to the theory of time, memory, heritage, and archaeology. This flawless translation makes Olivier's elegantly written work available in English for the first time. |
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