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Author: Heather Margaret-Louise Miller
Publisher: Left Coast Press Inc
Imprint: Left Coast Press Inc
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 2.50cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.544kg
ISBN: 9781598744736
ISBN 10: 1598744739
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 15 September 2009
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Writing in a cogent and engaging style, Miller leads us step-by-step through the intricacies of a breathtaking array of technologies and brilliantly captures how the material 'things' people make and use are embedded in their social lives. --Rita P. Wright, New York University
As an introduction to archaeological studies of technology in an era of over-specialization, Millers pan-technology book is a welcome addition to our arsenal of teaching tools. By describing different technologies, she provides a worthy sequel to Otis T. Masons The Origins of Invention. Millers book is well written, informative, and speaks to contemporary issues in the study of technology. --Michael Brian Schiffer, University of Arizona Writing in a cogent and engaging style, Miller leads us step-by-step through the intricacies of a breathtaking array of technologies and brilliantly captures how the material 'things' people make and use are embedded in their social lives. --Rita P. Wright, New York University
"""As an introduction to archaeological studies of technology in an era of over-specialization, Millers pan-technology book is a welcome addition to our arsenal of teaching tools. By describing different technologies, she provides a worthy sequel to Otis T. Masons The Origins of Invention. Millers book is well written, informative, and speaks to contemporary issues in the study of technology."" --Michael Brian Schiffer, University of Arizona ""Writing in a cogent and engaging style, Miller leads us step-by-step through the intricacies of a breathtaking array of technologies and brilliantly captures how the material 'things' people make and use are embedded in their social lives."" --Rita P. Wright, New York University"
Author Information
Healther M.-L. Miller is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Toronto. Her academic interests include the social and political structure of state-level societies, particularly in South Asia, as well as the archaeological study of technology and material culture.
