Style, society, and person : archaeological and ethnological perspectives /

Style, Society, and Person integrates the diverse current and past understandings of the causes of style in material culture. It comprehensively surveys the many factors that cause style; reviews theories that address these factors; builds and tests a unifying framework for integrating the theories;...

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Other Authors: Carr, Christopher, 1952-, Neitzel, Jill E.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Plenum Press, [1995]
Series:Interdisciplinary contributions to archaeology.
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Table of Contents:
  • Integrating Approaches to Material Style in Theory and Philosophy / Christopher Carr
  • Style, Society, Myth, and Structure
  • Style and the Self / Jerome A. Voss
  • Style, Perception, and Geometry / Dorothy K. Washburn
  • Style, Selection, and Historicity / David P. Braun
  • Building a Unified Middle-Range Theory of Artifact Design: Historical Perspectives and Tactics / Christopher Carr
  • A Unified Middle-Range Theory of Artifact Design
  • Basketry of Northern California Indians: Interpreting Style Hierarchies / John Pryor
  • Cordage and fabrics: Relating Form, Technology and Social Processes
  • Iroquis False Face Masks : The Multiple Causes of Style / Beryl Rosenthal
  • Approcahes to Style: Complements and Contrasts / Stephen Plog
  • Elite Styles in Hierarchically Organized Societies: The Chacoan Regional System / Jill E. Neitzel
  • Symbols to Power: Styles and media in the Inka State
  • Future Directions for Material Style Studies / Christopher Carr.