In defense of things : archaeology and the ontology of objects / Bjørnar Olsen.

In much recent thinking, social and cultural realms are thought of as existing prior to--or detached from--things, materiality, and landscape. It is often assumed, for example, that things are entirely "constructed" by social or cultural perceptions and have no existence in and of themselv...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author:	Olsen, Bjørnar
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, ©2010.
Series:	Archaeology in society series.
Subjects:	Archaeology > Philosophy. Material culture. Landscapes. Phenomenology. Actor-network theory. Actor-network theory Archaeology > Philosophy Landscapes Material culture Phenomenology