Title:	Global archaeological theory : contextual voices and contemporary thoughts
Authors:	Paulo Funari, Pedro Andr ´es Zarankin Emily Stovel
Keywords:	Material culture.
Issue Date:	2005
Publisher:	Kluwer Academic Publishers
Description:	Thinking and discussing theory is a much more common practice for the archaeologist than it ever was. South America, in particular, has received and consumed an enormous number of theories developed in Western countries. In recent years, however, there is an increasing realization that theoretical and methodological debates are at the heart of the discipline everywhere such that Latin America is no exception. This book seeks to contribute further to the discussion of archaeological praxis, starting with the gathering of several papers read at the meetings in Vitoria,1 but including other works as well.2 Despite the variety of approaches represented here, all of the papers focus on fundamental theoretical issues found in the discipline and thus both engage and represent the very rich plurality of postprocessualism discussed above. We consider archaeology a useful tool for deconstructing homogenous pasts created by master narratives because it explores and empowers all those histories excluded from official normative discourses. The following contributions consider topics such as gender, the meaning of material culture, the archaeology of aesthetics and images, and radical archaeological thought, among others.
URI:	http://10.6.20.12:80/handle/123456789/51635
ISBN:	0-306-48652-0
Appears in Collections:	Archeology and Heritage Management

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