{"product_id":"historical-archaeologies-of-cognition-explorations-into-faith-hope-and-charity-paperback","title":"Historical Archaeologies of Cognition: Explorations Into Faith, Hope and Charity - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnna Badcock\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJeff Oliver\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJames Symonds\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection of essays draws inspiration from the late James Deetz's \u003ci\u003eIn Small Things Forgotten \u003c\/i\u003e (1977). Deetz's seminal work broke new ground by using structuralist theory to show how artefacts reflected the 'worldviews' or ideologies of their makers and users, and went on to claim that the American colonial world had been structured according to a British intellectual blueprint, the so-called 'Georgian Order'. Thirty years on, this influential thesis has been substantially revised by more recent scholarship, but Deetz's central premise, that the systematic study of mundane material objects such as tombstones, architecture, and furniture, can render palpable the intangible aspects of human cognition and belief systems, has become a fundamental tenet of modern historical archaeology. Drawing upon James Deetz's insight that everyday objects from the recent past are 'freighted with social significance' and that material culture operates alongside language as a system of communication, the authors present a series of case studies which unravel specific cultural moments in well-documented historical periods across the modern world. The studies in this volume range in date from the early 17th century to the late 20th century and are unified by the way in which they employ theory from archaeology and anthropology to elucidate the complex links between human thought and action. The international authors make a significant contribution to archaeological knowledge through their ability to move beyond simple materialities to create human stories which transcend purely descriptive show-and-tell accounts of archaeological sites and allow taken-for-granted constructions of race, class and gender to be probed and challenged.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames Symonds is Professor of Historical Archaeology (North of the Alps) at the University of Amsterdam. Anna Badcock is Regional Director of Strategy and Development at ArcHeritage in Sheffield. Jeff Oliver is Senior Lecturer in Archaeology at the University of Aberdeen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.57 x 10 x 7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50373116133613,"sku":"9781781796368","price":51.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/TFNcKKbZ_j9781781796368.webp?v=1785515612","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/products\/historical-archaeologies-of-cognition-explorations-into-faith-hope-and-charity-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}