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Author: Monica L. Smith
Publisher: University Press of Colorado
Imprint: University Press of Colorado
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 2.30cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.492kg
ISBN: 9781646423514
ISBN 10: 1646423518
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 21 March 2023
Recommended Age: From 18 to 99 years
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Temporarily unavailable
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Reviews
"""Beautiful and evocative. A very important counterbalance to the persistent stream of literature that techno-optimistically promotes 'design thinking' and terraforming as ways to escape our deep integration with Nature."" --Karen Holmberg, New York University"
“Beautiful and evocative. A very important counterbalance to the persistent stream of literature that techno-optimistically promotes ‘design thinking’ and terraforming as ways to escape our deep integration with Nature.” —Karen Holmberg, New York University ""[The Power of Nature] convenes a stunning array of archaeologists and anthropologists who make their work engaging, conversational, and question-provoking, even for the non-anthropologist."" —H-Net Reviews “With its rich case studies and theoretical implications, The Power of Nature will appeal to all those with an interest in human-environment dynamics.” —American Antiquity
Beautiful and evocative. A very important counterbalance to the persistent stream of literature that techno-optimistically promotes 'design thinking' and terraforming as ways to escape our deep integration with Nature. --Karen Holmberg, New York University
"""Beautiful and evocative. A very important counterbalance to the persistent stream of literature that techno-optimistically promotes 'design thinking' and terraforming as ways to escape our deep integration with Nature."" --Karen Holmberg, New York University ""[The Power of Nature] convenes a stunning array of archaeologists and anthropologists who make their work engaging, conversational, and question-provoking, even for the non-anthropologist."" --H-Net Reviews ""With its rich case studies and theoretical implications, The Power of Nature will appeal to all those with an interest in human-environment dynamics."" --American Antiquity"
Author Information
Monica L. Smith is professor in the Department of Anthropology and the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability at the University of California, Los Angeles; holds the Navin and Pratima Doshi Chair in Indian Studies; and is the director of the South Asian Archaeology Laboratory at the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology. She is author of Cities: The First 6,000 Years and A Prehistory of Ordinary People and editor of Abundance: The Archaeology of Plenitude and The Social Construction of Ancient Cities.
