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This book questions the value of the concept of 'agency', a term used in sociological and philosophical literature to refer to individual free will in archaeology using examples from European and Asian prehistory, classical Greece and Rome, the Inka and other Andean cultures.

Consuming Ancient Egypt examines the influence of Ancient Egypt on the everyday lives of contemporary people, of all ages, throughout the world.

This anthology collects 50 of the most important writings on museum philosophy dating from the formative period of the profession, written by many of the American and European founders of the field, with contextualizing introductions by the editors.

Narrates the life histories of members of the Red Thread Development Corporation, a group of women activists in the Caribbean. This book explores the impact of their work on these women's lives and, in the process, discovers differences of class and nation that overshadow the gender and race.

Chronicles the ups and down of a terminally ill woman and the impact that illness has on friends, colleagues, and family alike. Part memoir, part sociological analysis, this book also looks at the ethics of writing deeply personal narratives.

Critiques the claims of authoritativeness inherent in visual images presented by anthropologists of Amazon life in the early 20th century and compares them with the images found in books, movies, and posters. This book depicts the field of anthropology as its own form of culture industry and contrasts it to other similar industries.

The human head has had important political, ritual and symbolic meanings throughout Andean history. This title examines the cult of heads in the Andes to develop a theory of its place in indigenous cultural practice and its relationship to political systems.

Museums, libraries and other cultural institutions face the task of attracting visitors who have limitless choices for education and entertainment. What gets them through your front door and coming back again and again? This title introduces readers to the thinking and research on consumer behavior, branding, leisure studies, and staff training.

The contributors ask critical questions about historic preservation and commemoration methods used by modern societies and their impact on the perception and identity of Native American peoples, who are generally not consulted in the commemoration process.

Provides a summary and synthesis of the rock art of the American High Plains, from Archaic times to the historic period. This book presents a combination of Plains archaeology, rock art sites, and holistic archaeological research. It shows archaeologists how rock art integrates with other materials available for study.

The original contributions to this volume highlight the key ethical topics that face contemporary qualitative researchers and those that will likely emerge in the near future.

Written in Berger's friendly, personal style, he shows by example that academics can write good, readable prose in a variety of genres.

The blue and white porcelain exported by China in the 18th and early 19th centuries is an important category of artifacts and antiques. This illustrated guide to Chinese export porcelain offers an overview and identification and context information for the most common styles and motifs.

This volume examines twelve Asian groups whose way of life is endangered. Some are "indigenous" peoples, some are not; each group represents a unique answer to the question of how to survive and thrive on the planet earth, and illustrates both the threats and the responses of peoples caught up in the struggle to sustain cultural meaning, identity, and autonomy.

This volume examines twelve Asian groups whose way of life is endangered. Some are "indigenous" peoples, some are not; each group represents a unique answer to the question of how to survive and thrive on the planet earth, and illustrates both the threats and the responses of peoples caught up in the struggle to sustain cultural meaning, identity, and autonomy.

Used by everyone from survey researchers to oral historians, the interview may be the basic and essential field method in the qualitative researcher's toolkit. This title gives a cogent introduction to the history, types, and methods of interviewing in the social sciences. It outlines the range of ways in which interviews are conducted.

Laurie Charles finished her PhD, then took off to West Africa as a Peace Corps volunteer. Asked to create programs to help adolescent girls stay in school, she found herself enmeshed in the politics and cultural barriers that prevent these girls from creating a better life. This book presents her experiences as a volunteer in West Africa.

They're going to wipe out your neighborhood or drive you off your ranch to put in a transit station. How do you stop it? This work explains the ins and outs of Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act - the major US law designed to protect historic places and how it can be used to protect special places in the community.

Women in academia have struggled for centuries to establish levels of acceptance and credibility equal to men in the same fields, and anthropology is not different. This book speaks about their challenges and successes as they navigated through their personal and professional lives, riding the changing tides of social and disciplinary history.

Provides the heritage management world with summaries of notable court cases, settlements and other dispositions, legislation, government regulations, policies and agency decisions that affect their work. This volume includes practice-area sections: federal land management; state and local; tribes, tribal lands, and Indian arts; and art market.

This volume is a call to qualitative researchers to respond to the political and methodological conservativism of the new millennium by emphasizing ethical practice and social justice.

This volume is a call to qualitative researchers to respond to the political and methodological conservativism of the new millennium by emphasizing ethical practice and social justice.

The volume merges traditional archaeological concerns about trade and exchange with more contemporary issues of agency, identity and social meaning.

What is historical archaeology and why is it important? This book addresses these key questions and covers the goals of historical archaeological work, the kinds of questions asked, and the ethical and political concerns addressed. It shows what historical archaeology can provide that neither of its parent disciplines can offer alone.

This volume attempts to present a dialogue between Israeli and Palestinian scholars over competing narratives in the 19th and 20th century history of the Middle East to 1948, in the hopes of creating an appreciation, understanding, and respect for the "other."

Archaeology has an impact on the public far beyond what any archaeologist would imagine. This book looks at the public appropriation of archaeology. It explores examples from around the world and across time to help readers understand how the past becomes social currency for both professional archaeologists and the public at large.

Jane Baxter's practical guide about how to run a successful field school offers archaeologists ways to maximize the educational and training benefits of these experiences.

Designed as a supplement for introduction to archaeology classes, this book runs the reader through the major principles of archaeology. It shows how contemporary archaeology, as part of the larger cultural resource management endeavour, acts to help preserve and protect prehistoric and historic sites in the United States and elsewhere.

First major English-language research volume describing the multidisciplinary archaeological research at the famous third millennium BC Syrian site of Ebla, using a regional landscape approach.

A documentary filmmaker and historical archaeologist team up to provide a concise guide to filmmaking designed to help archaeologists navigate the unfamiliar world of documentary film.