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29 produkter
Material Life of Human Beings
Artifacts, Behavior and Communication
Häftad, 1999
762 kr
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In this ground-breaking work, the distinguished anthropological theorist, Michael Brian Schiffer, presents a profound challenge to the social sciences. Through a broad range of examples, he demonstrates how theories of behaviour and communication have too often ignored the fundamental importance of …
People and Things
A Behavioral Approach to Material Culture
Av James M. Skibo, Michael Brian Schiffer
Inbunden, 2008
552 kr
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The study of the human-made world, whether it is called artifacts, material culture, or technology, has burgeoned across the academy. Archaeologists have for cen- ries led the way, and today offer investigators myriad programs and conceptual frameworks for engaging the things, ordinary and …
People and Things
A Behavioral Approach to Material Culture
Av Michael Brian Schiffer, James M. Skibo
E-bok, 2008
755 kr
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The study of the human-made world, whether it is called artifacts, material culture, or technology, has burgeoned across the academy. Archaeologists have for cen- ries led the way, and today offer investigators myriad programs and conceptual frameworks for engaging the things, ordinary and …
People and Things
A Behavioral Approach to Material Culture
Av James M. Skibo, Michael Brian Schiffer
Häftad, 2008
605 kr
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The study of the human-made world, whether it is called artifacts, material culture, or technology, has burgeoned across the academy. Archaeologists have for cen- ries led the way, and today offer investigators myriad programs and conceptual frameworks for engaging the things, ordinary and …
Draw the Lightning Down
Benjamin Franklin and Electrical Technology in the Age of Enlightenment
Häftad, 2006
371 kr
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Most of us know - at least we've heard - that Benjamin Franklin conducted some kind of electrical experiment with a kite. What few of us realize - and what this book makes powerfully clear - is that Franklin played a major role in laying the foundations of modern electrical science and technology. …
Draw the Lightning Down
Benjamin Franklin and Electrical Technology in the Age of Enlightenment
E-bok, 2003
446 kr
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Most of us know—at least we''ve heard—that Benjamin Franklin conducted some kind of electrical experiment with a kite. What few of us realize—and what this book makes powerfully clear—is that Franklin played a major role in laying the foundations of modern electrical science and technology. This …
Anthropological Perspectives on Technology
Häftad, 2011
770 kr
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These fourteen original essays accept a dual premise: technology pervades and is embedded in all human activities. By taking that approach, studies of technology address two questions central in anthropological and archaeological research today-accounting for variability and change. These diverse …
Behavioral Archaeology
Häftad, 2002
264 kr
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Behavioral archaeology is an emerging branch of anthropology emphasizing the study of relationships between human behavior and artifacts (material culture) in all times and places. As such, it aspires to make contributions beyond the confines of archaeology to other behavioral sciences and to …
Formation Processes of the Archaeological Record
Häftad, 2002
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
453 kr
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This handbook synthesizes the most important principles of cultural and environmental formation processes for both students and practicing archaeologists. Formation Process of the Archaeological Record embodies a vision that the cultural past is knowable, but only when the nature of the evidence is …
Behavioral Archeology
Häftad, 2002
511 kr
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Originally published by Academic Press in 1976, this book has become a foundational statement in archaeological methodology and has had a lasting impact on the discipline. As Michael Schiffer writes in his new prologue, the work 'played a vital role in establishing as fundamental the behavioral …
Spectacular Flops
Game-Changing Technologies That Failed
Häftad, 2019
503 kr
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Many technologies begin life as someone's vision of an ambitious, perhaps audacious, technology that is expected to have a revolutionary impact on consumers-whether families, companies, or societies. However, if this highly touted technology fails 'prematurely' at some point in its life history, it …
Material Life of Human Beings
Artifacts, Behavior and Communication
E-bok, 2002
927 kr
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In this ground-breaking work, the distinguished anthropological theorist, Michael Brian Schiffer, presents a profound challenge to the social sciences. Through a broad range of examples, he demonstrates how theories of behaviour and communication have too often ignored the fundamental importance of …
Material Life of Human Beings
Artifacts, Behavior and Communication
E-bok, 2002
874 kr
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In this ground-breaking work, the distinguished anthropological theorist, Michael Brian Schiffer, presents a profound challenge to the social sciences. Through a broad range of examples, he demonstrates how theories of behaviour and communication have too often ignored the fundamental importance of …
Archaeology’s Footprints in the Modern World
Häftad, 2017
294 kr
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What is the social value of archaeological research to present-day society? Michael Schiffer answers this question with forty-three case studies from a global perspective to demonstrate archaeology’s diverse scientific and humanistic contributions. Drawing on nearly five decades of research, he …
Buzz About Campus
The Oak Grove Chronicles: Book 1
Av Annette Schiffer, Michael Brian Schiffer
Häftad, 2018
230 kr
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Spectacular Flops
Game-Changing Technologies That Failed
E-bok, 2018
424 kr
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Many technologies begin life as someone''s vision of an ambitious, perhaps audacious, technology that is expected to have a revolutionary impact on consumers-whether families, companies, or societies. However, if this highly touted technology fails "prematurely" at some point in its life history, …
Tough Nut to Crack
The Oak Grove Chronicles: Book 3
Av Annette Schiffer, Michael Brian Schiffer
Häftad, 2019
215 kr
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Vintage Crimes
The Oak Grove Chronicles: Book 4
Av Annette Schiffer, Michael Brian Schiffer
Häftad, 2020
236 kr
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Family Loyalty
The Oak Grove Chronicles, Book 5
Av Annette Schiffer, Michael Brian Schiffer
Häftad, 2021
213 kr
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Archaeology of Science
Studying the Creation of Useful Knowledge
Inbunden, 2013
568 kr
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This manual pulls together—and illustrates with interesting case studies—the variety of specialized and generalized archaeological research strategies that yield new insights into science. Throughout the book there are templates, consisting of questions, to help readers visualize and design their …
Archaeology of Science
Studying the Creation of Useful Knowledge
E-bok, 2013
755 kr
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This manual pulls together—and illustrates with interesting case studies—the variety of specialized and generalized archaeological research strategies that yield new insights into science. Throughout the book there are templates, consisting of questions, to help readers visualize and design their …
Archaeology of Science
Studying the Creation of Useful Knowledge
Häftad, 2015
568 kr
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This manual pulls together—and illustrates with interesting case studies—the variety of specialized and generalized archaeological research strategies that yield new insights into science. Throughout the book there are templates, consisting of questions, to help readers visualize and design their …
Archaeology of Science
Studying the Creation of Useful Knowledge
Häftad, 2014
624 kr
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This manual pulls together—and illustrates with interesting case studies—the variety of specialized and generalized archaeological research strategies that yield new insights into science. Throughout the book there are templates, consisting of questions, to help readers visualize and design their …
Power Struggles
Scientific Authority and the Creation of Practical Electricity Before Edison
Häftad, 2011
51 kr
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Technological Perspectives on Behavioral Change
Inbunden, 1992
481 kr
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Human societies have always been characterized by a dependence on artifacts, from prehistoric stone tools to modern electronic devices. Technology responds to and affects virtually all human behavior; yet the interdependence of behavior and artifacts has never been studied intensively. …
Portable Radio in American Life
Häftad, 1992
352 kr
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As an artifact of culture, the portable radio is an unusual but perfect subject for investigation by archaeologist Schiffer. Seeing the history of everyday objects as the history of the life of a people, he shows how the portable radio has reflected changes in American society as surely as clay …
Studying Technological Change
A Behavioral Approach
Häftad, 2011
553 kr
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Studying Technological Change synthesizes nearly four decades of research by Michael Brian Schiffer, a cofounder of the field of behavioral archaeology. This new book asks historical and scientific questions about the interaction of people with artifacts during all times and in all places. The book …
Strong Case Approach in Behavioral Archaeology
Av Michael Brian Schiffer, Charles Riggs m. fl.
Häftad, 2017
510 kr
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Although all archaeologists subscribe in principle to building strong cases in support of their inferences, behavioural archaeology alone has created methodology for developing strong cases in practice. The behavioural version of the strong case approach rests on two main pillars: (1) nomothetic …
