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Reading the past
The third edition of this classic introduction to archaeological theory
and method has been fully updated to address the burgeoning of theo-
retical debate throughout the discipline. Ian Hodder and Scott Hutson
argue that archaeologists must bring to bear a variety of perspectives
in plex and uncertain task of constructing meaning from the
past. While remaining centred on the importance of hermeneutics,
agency and history, the authors explore cutting-edge developments in
areas such as post-structuralism, neo-evolutionary theory and whole
newbranches of theory such as phenomenology. With the addition
of pletely new chapters, the third edition of Reading the Past
presents an authoritative, state-of-the-art analysis of contemporary ar-
chaeological theory. Also including newmaterial on feminist archae-
ology, historical approaches such as cultural history, and theories of
discourse and signs, this book represents essential reading for any stu-
dent or scholar with an interest in the past.
Professor Ian Hodder is Dunlevie Family Professor in the Department
of Cultural and Social Anthropology at Stanford University, and a
Fellowof the British Academy.
Scott Hutson is affiliated with the Archeological Research Facility,
University of California, Berkeley.
Reading the past
Current approaches to interpretation in archaeology
Third edition
Ian Hodder
and
Scott Hutson
Cambridge, New York, Melbourne, Madrid, Cape Town, Singapore, São Paulo
Cambridge University Press
The Edinburgh Building, Cambridge , United Kingdom
Published in the United States of America by Cambridge University Press, New York
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