{"product_id":"the-oxford-handbook-of-prehistoric-timothy-insoll-9780199675616","title":"The Oxford Handbook of Prehistoric Figurines","description":"Figurines dating from prehistory have been found across the world but have never before been considered globally. \u003cem\u003eThe Oxford Handbook of Prehistoric Figurines\u003c\/em\u003e is the first book to offer a comparative survey of this kind, bringing together approaches from across the landscape of contemporary research into a definitive resource in the field. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe volume is comprehensive, authoritative, and accessible, with dedicated and fully illustrated chapters covering figurines from the Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australasia and the Pacific laid out by geographical location and written by the foremost scholars in figurine studies; wherever prehistoric figurines are found they have been expertly described and examined in relation to their subject matter, form, function, context, chronology, meaning, and interpretation. Specific themes that are discussed by contributors include, for example, theories of figurine interpretation, meaning in processes and contexts of figurine production, use, destruction and disposal, and the cognitive and social implications of representation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChronologically, the coverage ranges from the Middle Palaeolithic through to areas and periods where an absence of historical sources renders figurines \"prehistoric\" even though they might have been produced in the mid-2nd millennium AD, as in parts of sub-Saharan Africa. The result is a synthesis of invaluable insights into past thinking on the human body, gender, identity, and how the figurines might have been used, either practically, ritually, or even playfully.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Timothy Insoll\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0199675619\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199675616\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e OUP UK\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/13\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 960\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.30w x 2.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2018","brand":"Timothy Insoll","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46401716027647,"sku":"9780199675616","price":220.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9e116b27-9ed7-4d19-b2cb-27580c679edc.jpg?v=1733888458","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-oxford-handbook-of-prehistoric-timothy-insoll-9780199675616","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}