{"product_id":"new-perspectives-on-the-origins-david-l-browman-9780817311285","title":"New Perspectives on the Origins of Americanist Archaeology","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this landmark book, experienced scholars take a retrospective look at the developing routes that have brought American archaeologists into the 21st century.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1996, the Society for American Archaeology's Committee on the History of Archaeology established a biennial symposium\u003cbr\u003enamed after Gordon R. Willey, one of the fathers of American archaeology, to focus on the history of the discipline. This volume grew out of the\u003cbr\u003esecond symposium, presented at the 1998 meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eInterest in the intellectual history of the field is certainly nothing new--the first such volume appeared in 1856--but previously, focus has been on individuals and their theories and methods, or on various government agencies that supported, developed, or mandated\u003cbr\u003eexcavations in North America. This volume, however, focuses on the roots of Americanist archaeology, including its pre-1915 European connections, and on some of the earliest work by women archaeologists, which has been largely overlooked.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFull of valuable insights for archaeologists and anthropologists--both professional and amateur--into the history and\u003cbr\u003edevelopment of Americanist archaeology, New Perspectives will also inspire and serve as a model for future research. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDavid Browman is Professor of Anthropology and Chair of the Interdisciplinary Program in Archaeology at Washington University. Stephen Williams is Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at Harvard University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David L. Browman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0817311289\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780817311285\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Alabama Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/19\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.88h x 6.60w x 0.99d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2002 pg. 513","brand":"David L. Browman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48438021095679,"sku":"9780817311285","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_36b4e76b-a2d1-48a9-b5b1-df0dd162bab1.jpg?v=1777168262","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/new-perspectives-on-the-origins-david-l-browman-9780817311285","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}