Social Approaches to an Industrial Past: The Archaeology and Anthropology of Mining
Author:   Eugenia W. Herbert ,  A. Bernard Knapp ,  Vincent C. Pigott ,  Euginia W. Herbert (Professor of History Emeritus, Mount Holyoke College, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9780415181501


Pages:   322
Publication Date:   05 November 1998
Format:   Hardback
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Social Approaches to an Industrial Past addresses the social issues of mining communities in research spanning a period of 4,500 years. The volume considers themes which are relatively new to archaeology: - the social context of production - gender - power and labour exploitation - imperialism and colonialism - production and technology.

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Author:   Eugenia W. Herbert ,  A. Bernard Knapp ,  Vincent C. Pigott ,  Euginia W. Herbert (Professor of History Emeritus, Mount Holyoke College, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.640kg
ISBN:  

9780415181501


ISBN 10:   041518150
Pages:   322
Publication Date:   05 November 1998
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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There is not better single source for those interested in the evolution of the technologies of mining and metallurgy, the social history of a craft, and the anthropology of mining communities. <br>- Social and Behavioral Sciences <br>


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A. Bernard Knapp is reader in Archaeology at the University of Glasgow. Vincent C. Pigott is Senior Researcher at the Museum Applied Science Centre for Archaeology (MASCA), University of Pennsylvania Museum. Eugenia W. Herbert is E. Nevious Rodman Professor of History Emeritus, Mount Holyoke College, and book review editor for the African Studies Review.

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