{"product_id":"historical-archaeologies-of-cognition-james-symonds-9781781796368","title":"Historical Archaeologies of Cognition: Explorations into Faith, Hope and Charity","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis collection of essays draws inspiration from the late James Deetz's \u003cem\u003eIn Small Things Forgotten\u003c\/em\u003e (1977). Deetz's seminal work broke new ground by using structuralist theory to show how artefacts reflected the 'worldviews' or idealogies of their makers and users, and claimed that the American colonial world had been structured according to a British intellectual blueprint, the so-called 'Georgian Order'. His central premise, that the systematic study of mundane material objects such as tombstones, architecture, and furniture, can render palpable the intangible aspects of human cognition and belief systems, has become a fundamental tenet of modern historical archaeology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on James Deetz's insight that everyday objects from the recent past are 'freighted with social significance' and that material culture operates alongside language as a system of communication, this book unravels specific cultural moments in well-documented historical periods across the modern world. These studies range from the early 17th century to the late 20th century and employ theory from archaeology and anthropology to elucidate the complex links between human thought and action.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe authors, drawn from North America, Europe, and Australia, make a significant contribution to archaeological knowledge, moving beyond simple materialities to create human stories that transcend purely descriptive show-and-tell accounts of archaeological sites and allow taken-for-granted constructions of race, class and gender to be probed and challenged.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Symonds\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 178179636X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781781796368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Equinox Publishing (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/09\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.57d","brand":"James Symonds","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44125361176831,"sku":"9781781796368","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ae2a8dfc-4d38-41a8-b3a6-7f78441e3853.jpg?v=1687442176","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/historical-archaeologies-of-cognition-james-symonds-9781781796368","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}