Bjørnar Olsen In Defense of Things (Paperback) (UK IMPORT)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: In Defense of ThingsCondition: NewEAN: 9780759119314ISBN: 9780759119314Publisher: AltaMira PressFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 03/21/2013Item Height: 228mmItem Length: 151mmItem Width: 16mmItem Weight: 327gLanguage: EnglishSubtitle: Archaeology and the Ontology of ObjectsISBN-10: 0759119317Description: In much recent thinking, social and cultural realms are thought of as existing prior to—or detached from—things, materiality, and landscape. It is often assumed, for example, that things are entirely 'constructed' by social or cultural perceptions and have no existence in and of themselves. Bjornar Olsen takes a different position. Drawing on a range of theories, especially phenomenology and actor-network-theory, Olsen claims that human life is fully mixed up with things and that humanity and human history emerge from such relationships. Things, moreover, possess unique qualities that are inherent in our cohabitation with them—qualities that help to facilitate existential security and memory of the past. This important work of archaeological theory challenges us to reconsider our ideas about the nature of things, past and present, demonstrating that objects themselves possess a dynamic presence that we must take into account if we are to understand the world we and they inhabit.Country/Region of Manufacture: USAuthor: Bjørnar OlsenGenre: HistoryBook Series: Archaeology in SocietyTopic: Philosophy & SpiritualityRelease Year: 2013 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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Book Title: In Defense of Things

Title: In Defense of Things

EAN: 9780759119314

ISBN: 9780759119314

Release Date: 03/21/2013

Release Year: 2013

Subtitle: Archaeology and the Ontology of Objects

ISBN-10: 0759119317

Country/Region of Manufacture: US

Genre: History

Topic: Philosophy & Spirituality

Number of Pages: 214 Pages

Publication Name: In Defense of Things : Archaeology and the Ontology of Objects

Language: English

Publisher: Altamira Press

Publication Year: 2013

Item Height: 0.6 in

Subject: Archaeology, Methodology, General, Movements / Phenomenology, Customs & Traditions

Item Weight: 11.5 Oz

Type: Textbook

Author: Bjørnar Olsen

Subject Area: Nature, Philosophy, Social Science

Item Length: 9 in

Item Width: 6 in

Series: Archaeology in Society Ser.

Format: Trade Paperback