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Author:   Adrian Praetzellis
Publisher:   AltaMira Press
Imprint:   AltaMira Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.80cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 23.10cm
Weight:   0.263kg
ISBN:  

9780742503595

ISBN 10:   0742503593
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   13 December 2000
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Unknown
Availability:   Out of print, replaced by POD  
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Table of Contents

A is for archaeology in which Dr Green and Mr Doyle are enlisted; A is also for artifact in which we learn that sometimes a rock is just a rock; B is for Binford in which we learn what's new about archaeology; C is for culture process and E is for ethnoarchaeology in which we learn how the new archaeology grew old; D is for diffusion in which Dr Green goes from diffusion to confusion; M is for materialist in which we look into the mind of a cannibal; G is for gender in which controversy is en-gendered; M is for Marx - Karl, that is - in which Mr Doyle's ancestors are outed; P is for postmodern in which a postmodern kind of truth is told; epilogue in which everyone gets just what they get.

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Adrian Praetzellis has fun with the popularity of archaeological mysteries in his hilariously illustrated book, Death by Theory. His refreshing personalization of theoretical positions in the form of characters in the mystery aptly represents the differences new theoretical orientations make, while staying even-handed about the excesses of each of the contemporary schools of archaeological theory.--Rosemary Joyce Berkeley Book List, 2003

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Adrian Praetzellis is an archaeologist at Sonoma State University.

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